Irma set several meteorological records, with 37 hours of sustained 185mph winds in the Caribbean. Here’s a look at some more of the key figures

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As Hurricane Irma is downgraded to a tropical depression, the estimated cost of recovery is rising as the extent of the damage emerges. Irma hit the Caribbean and then Florida as a monster, wreaking havoc and setting meteorological records. Here is a numerical look at how the storm has played out.

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37

Hours of sustained 185mph winds in the Caribbean – a record.



130

Sustained winds at landfall on the Florida Keys, in miles per hour.

142

Strongest reported gust on the US mainland, at Naples.

6.2 million

Estimated number of people without power around Florida.



6.5 million

Estimated number of people told to evacuate from coastal swaths of Florida – about a third of the state’s population.

160,000

Estimated number of people in shelters.

12,500

Estimated number of regional flights canceled in the last week.

27

Number of people confirmed killed in circumstances related to the storm.

90

Estimated percentage of buildings on Barbuda made “uninhabitable”.

60

Estimated percentage of buildings on French St Martin made “uninhabitable”.

500

Number of British soldiers sent to the Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Turks and Caicos.

32m

Size (in pounds sterling) of the relief fund from the British government.

1,115

Number of French gendarmes, police, security, and medical personnel sent to St Martin and St Barthélemy.

2.2, 85

Tonnage of medical supplies and food sent by France.

950

Number of US Marines sent to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.



7,000

Number of Florida national guard troops mobilized.

27bn

Estimated cost of Hurricane Andrew, 1992 (US dollars).

108bn

Estimated cost of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (US dollars).

70bn-108bn

Estimated cost of Hurricane Harvey, 2017 (US dollars).

15bn

Size of US relief package approved on Friday for Texas (US dollars).

Up to 172bn

Cost estimates of Hurricane Irma (US dollars).



17bn

Current reserve of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (US dollars).

1

Open roads to the Florida Keys on Saturday.

0

Open roads to the Florida Keys on Sunday.