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Before and After Satellite Photos Show Devastation Left Behind by Hurricane Irma

Since it formed on August 30, Hurricane Irma has claimed dozens of lives and brought devastating winds, rain and storm surges to Florida and the Caribbean.
Devastation left behind at Codrington Port in Barbuda. 

Since it formed on August 30, Hurricane Irma has claimed dozens of lives and brought devastating winds, rain and storm surges to Florida and the Caribbean.

The storm wreaked havoc on numerous islands before making landfall in the U.S. at Cudjoe Key on Sunday. FEMA estimates that nearly a quarter of the homes in the Florida Keys could have been destroyed by the storm.

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The following satellite images courtesy DigitalGlobe show just how devastating the storms were, and how difficult the cleanup will be ahead.

RELATED: How you can help with Irma relief efforts

FLORIDA

Key West

Beach Erosion: Jan. 13, 2016 vs. Sept. 11, 2017

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Downtown: Jan. 13, 2016 vs. Sept. 11, 2017

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Homes and trees: Jan. 16, 2016 vs. Sept. 11, 2017

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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park: Jan. 13, 2017 vs. Sept. 11, 2017

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Geiger Key

Jan. 13 vs. Sept. 11, 2017

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CARIBBEAN

Anse Marcel Beach on St. Martin

Aug. 25, 2016 vs. Sept. 11, 2017

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Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda

April 24, 2014 vs. Sept. 8, 2017

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Codrington Port, Antigua and Barbuda

April 24, 2014 vs. Sept. 8, 2017

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Necker Island

Nov. 25, 2016 vs. Sept. 9, 2017

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Parham Town, Tortola

Nov. 25, 2016 vs. Sept. 9, 2017

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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

Nov. 25, 2016 vs. Sept. 11, 2017

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Providenciales, Turk and Caicos

Jan. 1, 2016 vs. Sept. 10, 2017

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Road Town, Tortola

March 31, 2015 vs. Sept. 9, 2017

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