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. (Carlos Giusti)
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. (Carlos Giusti)
The heavy rains and wind of hurricane Irma cross through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Carlos Giusti)
A man drives through rain and strong winds during the passage of hurricane Irma, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Carlos Giusti)
Rescue staff toured the streets of the Matelnillo community in Puerto Rico searching for citizens in distress during the passage of Hurricane Irma. (Carlos Giusti)
A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday. (Johnny Jno-Baptiste)
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. (Tatiana Fernandez)
A man covers a bodega's windows before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Tatiana Fernandez)
A man records the sunset on the evening before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Wednesday, Sept. 6. (Tatiana Fernandez)
An employee restocks bottled water on bare shelves as customers look on at a Publix grocery store, Tuesday in Surfside, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee)
Eduardo Soriano of Miami, waits in a line since dawn to purchase plywood sheets at a Home Depot store in North Miami, Fla., Wednesday. (Marta Lavandier)
Carli Andrade of Miami, pumps gas at a Costco gas station, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in North Miami, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee)
Residents of Las Lomas community board up windows in preparation for Hurricane Irma, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Carlos Giusti)
A man photographs the ocean before the arrival of Hurricane Irma, in luquillo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Carlos Giusti)
A woman boards up a window in preparation for Hurricane Irma, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Carlos Giusti)
Motorists head north of Key Largo, Fla., on US 1, in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Alan Diaz)
Employees of a building supply store load sheets of plywood for a customer in the back of a truck during preparation for Hurricane Irma, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. (John Raoux)
Fishermen remove their wooden boat from the sea as a precaution against Hurricane Irma, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Dieu Nalio Chery)
A woman skirts a puddle as she walks home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Dieu Nalio Chery)
A fisherman brings his boat ashore as a precaution against Hurricane Irma, in the seaside slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Dieu Nalio Chery)
A child plays in a puddle in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Dieu Nalio Chery)
Motorists head north on US 1, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla., in anticipation of Hurricane Irma. Keys officials announced a mandatory evacuation for visitors. (Alan Diaz)