HOLLYWOOD: Hurricane Irma claimed eight more lives, including six patients at a Florida nursing home that lost power, authorities said on Wednesday, as millions struggled without electricity and residents trickled back to the devastated Florida Keys. Some 4.3 million homes and businesses, or about 9 million people, were without power at midday Wednesday in Florida and nearby states. Florida Power & Light said it had provided power to some parts of the Hollywood nursing home but that the facility was not on a county top tier list for emergency power restoration. Some 10,000 Keys residents stayed put when the storm hit and may ultimately need to be evacuated, according to officials. And sure enough that’s what’s left.”Florida’s largest utility, Florida Power & Light Co, said western parts of Florida might be without electricity until Sept. 22.

Source: New Strait Times September 13, 2017 16:30 UTC