Houses Thrown, Boats Beached, and Recovery Underway in Florida Keys

A man died when his pickup truck crashed into a tree in the Florida Keys during Hurricane Irma in Florida, U.S. in this handout photo obtained by Reuters September 10, 2017. Monroe County Sheriff's Department/Handout via REUTERS

Hurricane Irma has left thousands in desperate conditions after dragging and dumping the Atlantic Ocean onto the Florida Keys.

Trees blanket streets where boats lie stranded, heaved from the ocean and cast ashore, their propellers twirling in the wind.