Across North Central Florida and the state, flooding, winds and knocked-down trees from Irma caused a great deal of crop and other damage to farms. And those in flood plains — like Crones’ Cradle in Marion County because of Orange Creek — were much more susceptible, especially in the days after because the water isn’t leaving.
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Two Gainesville students receive support through GoFundMe after all their belongings were destroyed by flooding.
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Florida has preliminarily outlined more than $273 million in Hurricane Irma costs for federal reimbursement, with the money primarily used for storm preparation and debris removal.
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The University of Florida administration created an emergency relief fund to aid students, staff and faculty following the tremendous impact of Hurricane Irma.
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Out-of-state crews are helping GRU to restore power in 53,000 households in Gainesville.
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Clay Electric has been working hard the past few days to restore power to an area in Bradford County near Lake Sampson. The residents have no water or electricity, and some are still unable to be in their flooded homes.
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A farm experienced major flooding, causing almost a foot of water to submerge a lake dock and spill into horse stalls nearby.
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Lamplighter Mobile Home Park residents are now eligible to re-apply for individual assistance from FEMA after Alachua County was added to the major disaster declaration list.
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Residents of rural Bradford County recover after Hurricane Irma took their power and flooded some of their homes. Many residents are still without power and do not know when it will come back. Yet, getting outdoors seemed to be the common answer to their problems, as almost a dozen people fished in the flooded Sampson Creek, a father and son duo from Lake Butler put their boat in the elevated waters of the New River and a Sampson City resident drove an all-terrain vehicle through his neighborhood.
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For Robin Lane residents, Hurricane Irma was reminiscent of 2004 when Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne flooded the neighborhood.
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