On Sept. 10 of last year, Hurricane Irma blew into the Lower Florida Keys, before making a second landfall on Marco Island as the storm headed toward Tampa. He estimates Irma cost him a few hundred thousand dollars, including orders for his Florida Keys Hot Sauces that he couldn’t fill. Hurricane Irma destroyed 25 percent of the homes in the Keys, including 3,000 trailers. “While it’s beautiful and fun down here, it’s still a world of hurt,” said Debra Andrew Maconaughey, St. Columba’s rector. And the Florida Keys Land Trust is building 750-square-foot cottages on hard hit Big Pine Key.

Source: Fox News September 10, 2018 18:00 UTC