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Naples, Florida gets direct hit from Hurricane Irma

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Monday, September 11, 2017
Josh Einiger reports from Naples, Florida.
NAPLES, Florida (WABC) -- Hurricane Irma left a trail of destruction in Naples, Florida after the powerful storm churned up the state's west coast Sunday.

There was no power or running water in the town Monday and phone lines were down. Drone video showed trees tossed around everywhere and many homes damaged.

The eyewall of the storm battered its way through Naples with nearly two hours of howling wind and sideways rain.

VIDEO: AS THE EYE APPROACHED NAPLES
Eye of Irma arrives in Naples, Florida


Monday night in Naples, after the rain and the wind, there was fire. Yet another byproduct of Irma's wrath.

A power surge sparked a small fire at a downtown condo. No one was hurt, but it didn't make the cleanup any easier.

Residents of the storm-ravaged city of 20,000 took matters into their own hands this first day after Irma shoved its way through with a vengeance. Letting out gusts upwards of 140 miles per hour.

VIDEO: INTENSE WIND, RAIN AS IRMA PASSED OVER NAPLES
Tiles fly off roof as Irma blows through Naples


One resident used to be landlocked in his East Naples neighborhood. Not anymore. He spent Monday sloshing around the streets with his chainsaw. Helping cut up neighbors' downed trees.

All this flooding is not a storm surge. It's just old fashioned rain water, and it has no place to go.

Like after a snowstorm, workers spent all day plowing the streets of trees to get things moving. But still, there's a long way to go.

PHOTOS: DAMAGE CAUSED BY IRMA
''Hurricane Irma Turns Caribbean Islands Brown,'' NASA Earth wrote on Twitter.none
Damaged buildings are shown in St. John's after the storm.none
Damaged buildings are shown in St. John's after the storm.none
This home in St. John's collapsed into the ocean.none
Damaged buildings are shown in St. John's after the storm.none
Residents venture out to find downed power lines and trees uprooted by Hurricane Irma, in Caibarien, Cuba, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.none
Strong waves brought by Hurricane Irma hit the Malecon seawall in Havana, Cuba, late Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.none
Men wade through a flooded street, caused by the passing of Hurricane Irma in Havana, Cuba, early evening Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.none
A man salvages items from his home flooded by heavy rains brought on by Hurricane Irma, in Fort-Liberte, Haiti, Friday Sept. 8, 2017.none
Maria walks in the water in her house that was flooded, in Malfeti, in the city of Fort Liverte, in the north east of Haiti, on September 8, 2017, during the passage of Irma.none
A man begins the task of rebuilding his home after it was damaged by Hurricane Irma in Nagua, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
In this image made from video, motorists remove debris caused by Hurricane Irma from the road in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
This Sept. 7, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten.none
This image made from video shows flooding caused by Hurricane Irma on Charlotte Amalie, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
In this Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, photo, damage is left after Hurricane Irma hit Barbuda.none
In this image made from video, neighbors clear debris from the road in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
In this Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, photo, damage is left after Hurricane Irma hit Barbuda.none
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Hurricane Irma approaches Samana, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
An employee works to remove a felled tree from a rooftop in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten.none
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows a few of the homes that remained intact in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten.none
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten.none
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows a view of St. Maarten, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.none
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten.none
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten.none
Felled tress block a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Samana, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
These photos were posted on Thursday from the British Virgin Islands.none
These photos were posted on Thursday from the British Virgin Islands.none
These photos were posted on Thursday from the British Virgin Islands.none
Palm trees lie in the water in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, on September 7, 2017.none
Dogs take refuge from the rain as Hurricane Irma makes its entry into Samana, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
Hurricane Irma approaches Samana, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.none
This aerial image shows St. Maarten after Hurricane Irma.none
This photo shows the damage in St. Maarten.none
''Saint Martin needs your prayers. This was shelter we were in until 5am when roof blew off. We were moved minutes before,'' wrote Jonathan Falwell.none
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This photo shows the damage in St. Martin.none
''We are safe. No power, no water, everything destroyed. Buildings gone. Please pray as this island is decimated,'' wrote Jonathan Falwell.none
High winds and rain sweep through the streets of the Matelnillo community during the passage of hurricane Irma, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6.AP
The heavy rains and wind of hurricane Irma cross through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.AP
A man drives through rain and strong winds during the passage of hurricane Irma, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.AP
A mattress and a piece of plywood cover windows of buildings near the coast, before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Wednesday.AP
A man covers a bodega's windows before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.AP
Rescue staff toured the streets of the Matelnillo community in Puerto Rico searching for citizens in distress during the passage of Hurricane Irma.AP
A man records the sunset on the evening before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Sept. 6.AP
Rescue staff from the Municipal Emergency Management Agency investigate an empty flooded car after Hurricane Irma passed through the northeastern part of Puerto Rico in Fajardo.AP
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