Hurricane Irma was the most intense hurricane observed in the Atlantic since 2007. Starting off as a Tropical storm and later evolving into the catastrophic hurricane, Irma damaged less developed countries, including Cuba, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and more as it made it’s way towards the southwest coast of Florida with winds going at 80 mph.

In a press conference regarding the preparation for Hurricane Irma, Governor Rick Scott urged families to evacuate from their households the weekend prior to when the storm was scheduled to hit due to its severity. With a statewide evacuation, tolls were cancelled in order to make fleeing to safety easier.

Under the order of Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of MDPCS, public schools were converted into family friendly shelters for those in need of a place to stay during the storm. Due to the vast amounts of families venturing for safety, schools such as Killian High, Southridge High school, and Barbara Goleman reached capacity on the first night alone. The urgency for more shelters became known and as a result additional public schools, such as Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC), opened to help the communities in need. As of September 9th, Principle Diaz, of MLEC, announced they were “open to help the community and their pets” and with the assistance of staff, they took care of residents with open arms and breakfast the following day. …show more content…
Due to the blockage of roads with fallen trees, a curfew has been issued to Dade-School drivers as of Tuesday, September 12th to drive between the hours of 7am-7pm, which has been enforced by both Manny Cid and Alberto Carvalho. The residents of Miami Lakes were seen facilitating with the removal of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, resulting in the ban being lifted and safer