Battered Florida Tries To Assess Scope Of Irma’s Destruction

MIAMI (AP) — Aid rushed in to hurricane-scarred Florida early Tuesday as officials pieced together the scope of Irma’s destructive path and displaced residents awaited word on hard-hit areas including the Florida Keys.
It was difficult to get detailed information on the condition of island chain where Irma first came ashore over the weekend because communication and access were all but cut off by the storm’s arrival as a Category 4 hurricane.
But after flying over the Keys Mond