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    Irma Recovery Begins; Storm Flooded Parts Of Florida, South Carolina And Georgia

    Irma is now a post-tropical cyclone, with top winds of only 25 mph — a far cry from the Category 4 storm that ravaged the Florida Keys on Sunday.
    by Bill Chappell Sep 12, 2017 3 minutes
    Hurricane Irma dumped water on towns ? and covered oceanside streets with sand in several states. Here, Amela Desanto walks along Ft. Lauderdale Beach on Monday, as the storm headed inland. / The Washington Post / Getty Images

    As millions of Florida residents begin to assess damage left by Hurricane Irma, people in Georgia and South Carolina are still struggling to cope with heavy flooding and power outages in coastal areas.

    Irma is now a post-tropical cyclone with top winds of only 25 mph — a far cry from the Category 4 storm that ravaged the Florida Keys on Sunday.

    The storm has killed at least 46 people, the Associated Press reports: 11 died on the U.S. mainland, including seven people in Florida, two in Georgia and two in

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