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Hurricane Irma: Gov. Rick Scott pledges aid that could help the undocumented
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Hurricane Irma: Gov. Rick Scott pledges aid that could help the undocumented
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Published 11:31 p.m. ET Sept. 11, 2017 | Updated 6:14 a.m. ET Sept. 12, 2017
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Irma: Flooding and debris in Golden Gate, Immokalee
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A downed tree brought a blanket of soil with it in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A car and house sit in high water in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Wrangled bleachers fell onto the football field at Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
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Many roads were flooded in Immokalee following Hurricane Irma Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
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A downed powerline blocked part of the road in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed tree blocked a road in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Powerlines were down on Immokalee Road in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Flooding could be seen in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Families made their way home from shelters in Immokalee early Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed traffic light sits in water by a gas station in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed sign could be seen in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Men duck beneath a downed power line in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A house was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A house was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A car was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Panels that fell off a Winn-Dixie in Immokalee during Hurricane Irma could be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A turtle crossed a flooded road in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
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A mailbox fell over into a flooded street in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
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A flooded street surrounded a boarded house in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
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After Hurricane Irma ripped up homes, damaged businesses and flooded roads throughout Southwest Florida, Gov. Rick Scott said Monday that he was going to help all Floridians.
And that could include undocumented immigrants.
“My goal is everybody in our state, we are doing anything we can to take care of them,” said Scott when asked whether assistance would be provided to undocumented immigrants.
“We are going to do anything we can to make sure people have food and water. We are going to make sure we get everybody’s electricity back on. We are going to do anything we can to help everybody in our state,” said Scott.
More: Hurricane Irma: Special needs shelter evacuees dealt extra blow
A speculated 2018 candidate for U.S. Senate, Scott broke with President Donald Trump last week when he urged him to not rescind former President Barack Obama’s executive action that protected from deportation immigrants brought into this country illegally when they were children.
Hurricane Irma: Storm damage photos, Sept. 11
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Emergency crews line up in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, to help clean up roads after Hurricane Irma hit. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
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One day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida damage can be seen around Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Margie Hackett slowly saws away branches that had fallen mere feet from her front door in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Everglades City. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Holiday Manor neighborhood in Naples, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Holiday Manor neighborhood in Naples, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aerial photos show the damage left behind in Irma's wake Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, on Marco Island, Fla. Rodney White, Michael Zamora/USA TODAY NETWORK
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A palm frawn lays on top of a classic car in Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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A palm frawn lays on top of a classic car in Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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The Marco Island Marriott can be seen one day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. The hotel was fine except for some scaffolding up above. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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One day after Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Florida damage can be seen around Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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A flooded pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Astrid Santos, 9, jumps into the pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums as her mother Reina Santos, white shirt, and cousins Johanna Leon and Jonathan Leon, 7, look on Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Johanna Leon swims along with her cousin Astrid Santos by her side as her brother Jonathan Leon, 7, looks on at the pool at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Residents hang their towels and other laundry to dry at Angler's Cover Condominiums Marco Island, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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An electrical crew works to fix downed power lines outside of Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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A nearly capsized boat rests outside Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Scott Bowers removes storm shutters from his home in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage in Drop Anchor, a 55-and-over community, can be seen after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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A capsized boat and a destroyed marina sit along the channel in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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A woman looks across the channel to a demolished marina in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Residents assess damage from East Naples down to Marco Island and Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Residents assess damage in Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Residents assess damage in Goodland after Hurricane Irma passed through the state the previous day Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Patrick Greivell sifts through belongings at his parents' home in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Margie Hackett looks back at her home and the near collision a downed tree almost incurred in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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The backyard of John and Margie Hackett in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Margie Hackett slowly saws away branches that had fallen mere feet from her front door in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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John Hackett stands in front of his home and the downed tree that nearly crushed it in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Several buildings in the Gordon River apartment complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Several buildings in the Gordon River Apartment Complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Several buildings in the Gordon River Apartment Complex had their roofs blown away by Hurricane Irma. Damage can be seen Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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A downed tree brought a blanket of soil with it in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A car and house sit in high water in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed tree blocked a road in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Wrangled bleachers fell onto the football field at Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
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Many roads were flooded in Immokalee following Hurricane Irma Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
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Powerlines were down on Immokalee Road in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed powerline blocked part of the road in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Families made their way home from shelters in Immokalee early Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Flooding could be seen in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A car was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A downed traffic light sits in water by a gas station in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Men duck beneath a downed power line in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A house was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A house was damaged in Immokalee Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
A turtle crossed a flooded road in Golden Gate Estates Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
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A mailbox fell over into a flooded street in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
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A flooded street surrounded a boarded house in Golden Gate Estates on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily News
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A downed sign could be seen in Ave Maria Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
Panels that fell off a Winn-Dixie in Immokalee during Hurricane Irma could be seen Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. High winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma caused flooding and other damage throughout Collier County. Annika Hammerschlag/Naples Daily
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Barbara Rice steps through her flooded yard after assessing damage on her property caused by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Cassidy Armstrong checked out the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park while walking her dogs on Monday, September 11, 2017. "Usually we're really lucky. This time, not so lucky." Armstrong said. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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North Collier Fire Rescue stops to check on a car stalled in the middle of Granada Blvd which was left flooded after Hurricane Irma in Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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"I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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North Collier regional fire chief James Cunningham, left, stops to check in with Marty Lawton, a resident at Sorrento Villas in North Naples, on day after Hurricane Irma passed through the area on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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A swing set left tangled by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Joseph Cofield works to clear fallen trees and debris from the streets in Naples Park as the sun rose on Monday, September 11, 2017, in wake of Hurricane Irma. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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A fallen palm tree blocked a section of 107th Ave N. in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Cassidy Armstrong checked out the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in Naples Park while walking her dogs on Monday, September 11, 2017. "Usually we're really lucky. This time, not so lucky." Armstrong said. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Hurricane Irma's water washed away sand, causing significant erosion on 107th Ave N., which is under constructions in Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Iglesia Pentecostes Peniel in Naples Park was surrounded in water the morning after Hurricane Irma passed over Naples Park on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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An uprooted tree caused by Hurricane Irma left water spewing into the parking lot of the Mobil gas station on Immokalee Rd and Airport Pulling Rd N, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Shannon Potter describes her experience during Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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A fleet of U.S. Postal Service trucks were placed in a parking lot for the duration of Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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A street sign for Immokalee Rd was ripped to the ground by Hurricane Irma where it intersects Airport Pulling Rd N, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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A car passes by on a road left flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Rick Smith describes his experience during Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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North Collier regional fire chief James Cunningham drives around North Naples to assess damage caused by Hurricane Irma on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Wayne Ewald, below, an inspector with North Collier Fire Rescue, assists with clearing debris from the streets of Pelican Bay in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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North Collier Fire Rescue works to clear debris from the streets of Pelican Bay in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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The Naples Grande Beach Resort suffered roof damage from Hurricane Irma in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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"I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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"I'm devastated. I have lost everything." said Lynne Mattes, whose home suffered sever water and wind damage caused by Hurricane Irma, in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Neighbors of Lynne Mattes strung clothes out to dry after Hurricane Irma passed through North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Downed electrical wires and poles could be seen across Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017, in wake of Hurricane Irma. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Sorrento Villas resident Marty Lawton's air conditioning units were blown off the roof by Hurricane Irma, smashing into a parked car's windshield, as seen in North Naples on Monday, September 11, 2017. Liam James Doyle/Naples Daily News
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Residents of Windsong Club Apartments clear the main entrance to their complex along Immokalee Road of debris a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Sonya Hunter holds a baby squirrel she rescued in her uncles' front yard along Amity Road in East Naples while assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Sonya Hunter holds a baby squirrel she rescued in her uncles' front yard along Amity Road in East Naples while assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Sonya Hunter, left, assesses damage in her uncles' front yard from Hurricane Irma with Mia Amell, right, tagging right behind along Amity Road in East Naples Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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After Hurricane Irma had made its' way through Florida Collier County residents began to assess the damage done Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Judy and Steve Alander's beehives sit outside their front yard along Amity Road a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Judy Alander kisses her granddaughter Mia Amell on her front porch along Amity Road after assessing damage from Hurricane Irma Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Alander's home was built in the early 1980's and had no structural damage after the storm. "It didn't shake or move it was really solid," Alander said. "We always knew we were blessed and now we know it even more." Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Rolan Vermette, 81, takes a moment to sit outside of his home and relax along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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An American flag lays on the ground in the front yard of Rolan Vermette's property a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at St. Demetrius Orthodox Church a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Jerry Hunt assesses damage to his four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Jerry Hunt assesses damage to his four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Egrets and other birds roost on Jerry Hunt's four-acre property along Price Street in East Naples a day after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida Monday, September 11, 2017. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Sean Swing, center, a paramedic firefighter with Collier County, clears branches from the main entrance of Rookery Bay a day after Hurricane Irma had made its' way through Florida Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage can be seen a day after Hurricane Irma made its' way through Southwest Florida in Riverwood Estates, a 55-and-over mobile home community, Monday, September 11, 2017 in East Naples, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Marco Island Police turn away residents from crossing the Jolley Bridge on the northern side of Marco Island, Fla. a day after Hurricane Irma had passed through Monday, September 11, 2017. Police cited damage assessment and downed power lines as the reason for turning away people away. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at the Marco Eagle, the city's local newspaper, Monday, September 11, 2017 in Marco Island, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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Damage from Hurricane Irma can be seen at the Marco Eagle, the city's local newspaper, Monday, September 11, 2017 in Marco Island, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
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A tree is down in the parking lot of a gas station on Immokalee Road east of I-75. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
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A utility pole is snapped in half on Immokalee Road east of I-75. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
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A light pole is down in the parking lot of a gas station on Immokalee Road east of I-75. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
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A crew works to clear downed trees from the main road in Ave Maria. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
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A line of utility trucks from Texas wait to learn where they will be deployed to help restore county. Kristyn Wellesley/ Naples Daily News
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Norm, a resident of Chokoloskee, sips from a water hose as he helps his neighbor, Michael Kelley, clean up his home after Hurricane Irma on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Maria Romero, 6, steps over debris in her home the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Carlos Soto, right, and his nephew Ricardo, 14, in their flooded trailer park the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Maria Romero, 6, stands in the doorway of her home the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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A woman walks in to her trailer from her flooded yard on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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From left, Jose Valentin, Maria Guadalupe, 5, and Mario Valentin sit on their couch in their family trailer on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Maria Romero, 6, carries paper towels to help clean up her home on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The storm ripped off the roof of her family's trailer. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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A car flooded the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Carlos Soto in his flooded trailer park the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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An exposed bedroom of a trailer in flood water the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Leticia Magana cleans out her trailer with son Luis Ladrilleros the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in Magana's home will be staying at a relative's house in town. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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From left, Jose Valentin, Maria Guadalupe, 5, and Mario Valentin sit on their couch in their family trailer on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The family has nowhere to go. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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A trailer park on the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Luis Ladrilleros, left, and brother Alejandro Mandujano, 13, clean out their trailer the morning after Hurricane Irma ripped off her roof and destroyed the inside of her home in Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The 7 people living in the home will be staying at a relative's house in town. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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A man stands in flood water the morning after Hurricane Irma came through Immokalee on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
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Olga Schramm takes a video on her phone of the damage as she rides into Everglades City trying to get home to Chokoloskee on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Liza Wells stands on the patio of the second floor of her home in Everglades City looking at the flooding in the street on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Tatum Johnson switches from tennis shoes to boots while cleaning up with Michael Kelley at his home on Mamie Street on Chokoloskee on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Dwight Brown lights a cigarette as he and Dalton Daffin walk barefoot across Chokoloskee to assess damage on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Steve Jewell, 52, pulls metal from the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Thomas Manley, 73, looks over the damage to his property at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Roofs and car port materials litter the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Charles Pulkownik, 56, and his dog Cesar rode out the storm at their home in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, and are cleaning up after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Charles Pulkownik, 56, and his dog Cesar rode out the storm at their home in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, and are cleaning up after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Resident Charles Pulkownik, 56, rides in Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
April McCausland looks over the damage to her home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
April McCausland looks over the damage to her home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Roofing and siding litters the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Steve Jewell, 52, walk through the water in the streets at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through Southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
Larry Donnerstag, 87, center, is helped back to his home at Naples Estates trailer park in East Naples Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, after Hurricane Irma passed through southwest Florida. Rodney White/The Register/USA TODAY
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Peniel Pentecostal Church on 107th Ave. in North Naples on Sept. 11. Shelby Reynolds/ Naples Daily News
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Don Cochran canoes from Everglades City to try to get back to his home in Chokoloskee on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Arron Barlett and Sally Osceola live in the Estuary apartments complex in Everglades City on the second floor wading around in flood water on Sept.. 11, 2017. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Dalton Daffin at a home in Everglades City on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Braxton Kidder walks around the perimeter of his father's business Captain's Table Lodge & Villas, a hotel and restaurant, in Everglades City on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Bob Burgan stands outside of his condo to assess damage in Everglades City on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Boats piled up in the water between Everglades City and Chokoloskee on Sept. 11. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Thomas Schramm and his dog, Klaus, hitched a ride into Everglades City. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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A grill lays in the road on CR 29 on the drive into Everglades City on Sept. 11 after Hurricane Irma. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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A vehicle in the parking lot of the sheriff's office. Windshield had been smashed in by a fallen palm tree. At midnight last night, waters came up roughly a half mile down County Road 29 from U.S 41. At 6:30 Monday morning, the waters had reached the parking lot of the sheriff's office on the corner of CR 29 and U.S. 41. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Thomas Schramm looks around at the flood waters coming from Everglades City on Monday morning from the Sheriffs office on the corner of U.S. 41 and County Road 29. Schramm and his wife own a home in Chokoloskee and evacuated on Saturday morning. "The worst part is that I don't have a penny of insurance," said Schramm. "We've been through this before, but never this bad." Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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A vehicle unsuccessfully attempts to drive through the flood waters as Thomas Schramm asks his wife, Olga, how charged her phone is. The Schramm's are attempting to get back to their home in Chokoloskee. Katie Klann/ Naples Daily News
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Hurricane Irma knocked over a truck trailer onto the sidewalk and downed many trees at the Naples Daily News headquarters in North Naples. Tim Aten/ Naples Daily News
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View of fallen trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11. Tim Aten/ Naples Daily News
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View of fallen trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11. Tim Aten/ Naples Daily News
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View of fallen paln trees near the Naples Daily News building on Sept. 11. Tim Aten/ Naples Daily News
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Scenes from a damaged boardwalk and washed-out beach on Monday, Sept. 11 at Vanderbilt Beach in North Naples. Mike Cugno/ CBS Miami
Flooded parking lot at Park Shore Plaza on U.S. 41 in Naples.
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K Food Mart on U.S. 41 and Southwest Boulevard on Sept. 11. Liz Freeman/ Naples Daily News
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Broken tree branches at 10th Ave South near Second Street South blocking the road. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
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Uprooted palm tree blocking Sixth Avenue South near Second Street South in Naples. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
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Crumpled metal paneling stripped off a roof at the corner of Broad Ave South and Gulfshore Boulevard in Naples. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
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Closed Naples Pier on Monday following Hurricane Irma. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
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Flooded Gulfshore Boulevard near Fourth Avenue South in Naples. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
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Tree branches and palm fronds are scattered on Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples on Monday. Patrick Riley/Naples Daily News
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25 of 175![Damage in Goodland, Fla. Monday, September 11, 2017.]()
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28 of 175![Residents assess damage from East Naples down to Marco]()
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139 of 175![Charles Pulkownik, 56, and his dog Cesar rode out]()
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141 of 175![Resident Charles Pulkownik, 56, rides in Naples Estates]()
142 of 175![April McCausland looks over the damage to her home]()
143 of 175![April McCausland looks over the damage to her home]()
144 of 175![Roofing and siding litters the streets at Naples Estates]()
145 of 175![Steve Jewell, 52, walk through the water in the streets]()
146 of 175![Larry Donnerstag, 87, center, is helped back to his]()
147 of 175![Peniel Pentecostal Church on 107th Ave. in North Naples]()
148 of 175![Don Cochran canoes from Everglades City to try to get]()
149 of 175![Arron Barlett and Sally Osceola live in the Estuary]()
150 of 175![Dalton Daffin at a home in Everglades City on Sept.]()
151 of 175![Braxton Kidder walks around the perimeter of his father's]()
152 of 175![Bob Burgan stands outside of his condo to assess damage]()
153 of 175![Boats piled up in the water between Everglades City]()
154 of 175![Thomas Schramm and his dog, Klaus, hitched a ride into]()
155 of 175![A grill lays in the road on CR 29 on the drive into]()
156 of 175![Scene driving into Everglades City on Sept. 11, 2017.]()
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159 of 175![A vehicle in the parking lot of the sheriff's office.]()
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Scott was in Immokalee — a community with high percentage of undocumented immigrants — to tour Immokalee High School, which was opened as a shelter for those seeking refuge from the storm. Afterward, he went to tour some damaged neighborhoods.
Immokalee was one of the hardest-hit areas by Hurricane Irma, leaving many trailers with roofs and walls ripped off, extensive flooding and power lines down throughout the town.
The Immokalee Fire Control District has been going non-stop to assess damage, clear roads and run emergency calls but it’s low on fuel, with estimated reserves to operate for two to three days.
Scott said there’s fuel currently in reserve at ports that went out Monday.
In addition, he said he was working to get Port Everglades and Port Tampa opened as soon as possible so that more gas can be delivered.
“We’ve got tankers waiting to come in so we are working with the Corp of Engineers to get those ports open and we are doing law enforcement escorts for the carriers to get fuel back to the gas stations,” he said.
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At the press conference, Scott also urge people who had evacuated to not return home until their neighborhoods are safe, especially in very badly damaged areas like Key West.
“Everybody likes to go home, right? We all do, but you’ve got to… do it safely. Do you have power? Are your roads passable yet? Are there down powerlines, so we’ve got to be really cautious right now,” said Scott.
The state is inspecting the Florida Key’s bridges to make sure they are safe, Scott said.
▪ Get complete coverage of Hurricane Irma at naplesnews.com/hurricane
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