Irma claims dozens of lives across Caribbean, United States

Portraits of some of the lives lost from storm

This photo provided by the Monroe County Sheriffs Office shows the wreckage of a truck wrapped around a tree near 98th Street and Highway 1 in Marathon, Fla., in the Florida Keys on Saturday, Sept. 9. Authorities say they are investigating whether Hurricane Irma's wind and rains contributed to the fatal crash. - photo by Associated Press

irma deaths — This photo provided by the Monroe County Sheriffs Office shows the wreckage of a truck wrapped around a tree near 98th Street and Highway 1 in Marathon, Fla., in the Florida Keys on Saturday, Sept. 9. Authorities say they are investigating whether Hurricane Irma's wind and rains contributed to the fatal crash. - photo by Associated Press

As Irma's misery grows in scope and scale, so does its death toll. The storm, at one point the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic, eventually claimed dozens of lives as it tore up the Caribbean and the southeastern United States. Still more are dying in its aftermath.The victims include eight residents of a sweltering Florida nursing home.

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