Impacts from Hurricane Irma wide-ranging

 It was a storm that, as Brevard County awaited its arrival, put our residents through the extremes of emotions, depending on the day and the predicted storm track.

And, with Hurricane Irma finally come and gone, Brevard residents begin to assess what the storm has left in its wake.

For most, it means being without electricity in the homes, as all of Florida's Power & Light Co.'s 307,600 Brevard customers were without power for at least some time as a result of Irma. There remained 71 percent, or 219,040 customers, without power by 3 p.m. Monday. 

Statewide, 91.2 percent of FPL's 4.90 million customers experienced power outages during Irma, and 70.7 percent still were without power as of 3 p.m. Monday.

For about 82,000 customers in Central Brevard, it also means no potable tap water, as the Cocoa Utilities Department experienced multiple and major water main breaks. Repairs could take one to two days before running water is restored, and three to five days before the water is safe to drink.

Tourists Evacuated from Cuba as Deadly Hurricane Irma Continues to Ravage the Caribbean

Hurricane Irma has killed at least 12 people in the Caribbean, island officials announced.

Four of those deaths occurred on the island of Saint-Martin.

Cuba began evacuating its tens of thousands tourists from the island Thursday.

Roughly 6,100 Americans are believed to be stranded on St. Martin, officials say.

Up to 90 percent of structures in Barbuda sustained damage.

The storm left more than a million power outages and nearly 50,000 without water in Puerto Rico.

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