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In The Dark

Without Air Conditioning, Steamy Florida Yearns for Power

Linda Pauly, from left, David Fowkes and Lisa Borruso gather at Gators’ Crossroads as the power remains out following Hurricane Irma in Naples, Fla., Monday, Sept.
11, 2017. Statewide, an estimated 13 million people, or two-thirds of Florida’s population, remained without power. That’s more than the population of New York and
Los Angeles combined. Officials warned it could take weeks for electricity to be restored to everyone.
(AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Europe Leaders View Devastated Islands as Locals Struggle

By DANICA COTO Hurricane Irma, bringing in much- revive a sense of normalcy amid communications extremely spotty
NICOLAS GARRIGA needed food, water and medical the chaos and destruction wrought a week after the storm hit it wasn’t
SYLVIE CORBET supplies amid accusations that by the Category 5 hurricane with clear how many were simply with-
Associated Press European governments had been small gestures like sharing radios out cell service and power and un-
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (AP) — unprepared, slow to react and and rescuing dogs. able to let friends and family know
France’s president and the Dutch sometimes even racist in their re- The Dutch Red Cross said more they had survived.
king visited Caribbean territories on sponses to the devastation. than 200 people were still listed as
Tuesday that were hammered by The visit came as residents tried to missing on St. Maarten, but with Continued on Page 2