MIAMI nike tn requin pas cher , United States, Sept.12 (Xinhua) -- "We felt like a big bomb on top of the roof," Hector, a homeowner in South Miami's Coconut Grove, told Xinhua Monday, as he recollected the scene from Sunday's storm.
"We were inside the house air max 97 og noir , in another room. We only realized after a while that it was a tree," he said, pointing to a section of heavy log that smashed onto the roof of his house.
"Actually that's an oak tree, and oak trees are supposed to be very hard. That tree has been there for 300 years," he said, still in disbelief over the strength of the 200 kmh wind brought by Hurricane Irma.
Coconut Grove was one of the places around Miami which took the worst hit by Hurricane Irma. At a nearby marina chaussures homme air max 97 , boats were stacked on top of each other by the time residents returned.
Further north in downtown Miami, three crane towers were completely destroyed. In Brickell, water as deep as three feet flooded streets and homes.
Despite the heavy property losses, the hurricane has taken a less toll on the resident's mood.
By noon, Diane Thorne, a resident of Miami Beach for 24 years air max 97 homme pas cher , was already taking her two dogs to the beach for a walk.
Thorne said Hurricane Irma was the worst storm she had experienced since moving here from Australia. "This is definitely the worst one, I've never evacuated for any other storm," she said.
But she came back to her home near the beach just one day after the storm has passed, and was ready to continue with her life, even if it meant she had to climb the stairs to her 9th floor home for the time being.
As the day wore on, fallen trees and branches started to disappear from the streets air max 97 rouge bordeaux , and signal lights came back to work, replacing temporary traffic wardens that kept order at intersections.
In the famous neighborhood of Little Havana, convenience shops and bakeries reopened their boarded up windows and doors, drawing lines of hungry residents who longed for fresh food.