Patience in short supply as desperation sets in among South Florida residents still in Hurricane Irma’s path

Trailer homes at the Sea Breeze trailer park in the Florida Keys town of Islamorada were destroyed by Irma.

Tom Ross inspects the damage to his three-story condominium building in Islamorada.

The remains of a boat in Islamorada.

Brooke Gilbert, 15, and her father, Mike Gilbert, look at the ruins of her grandparents’ condominium building in Islamorada.

Laura Gilbert retrieves the mailbox from her father’s condominium in Islamorada after it was swept away during the storm.

Sand and debris block access to trailer homes in Islamorada.

Greg Garner embraces neighbor Linda Nettles in front of his longtime family home that lost part of its roof after Tropical Storm Irma hit Sullivan’s Island, S.C.

Israel Alvarado, 25, tries to open a gate blocked by fallen tree branches to retrieve a generator in Bonita Springs.

Rescue workers help a couple evacuate their flooded home in Jacksonville.

Charlotte Glaze, left gives Donna Lamb a hug as she floats out some of her belongings in floodwaters in Jacksonville,.

Ron Colby, 70, leaves his flooded Bonita Springs home after staying during Hurricane Irma. He said he was OK with the wind but that at 3:30 in the morning the water started to rise.

A dresser floats by Gilberto Diaz in his Bonita Springs neighborhood. Originally from Guatemala, Diaz has lived in Florida since 1994.

In Bonita Springs, floodwaters reached waist deep in some areas on Monday, flooding homes and cars.

A block from the ocean in Naples, the water was still a foot deep from storm surge. Homeowner Terry Clontz put up a “no wake� sign because people were driving by too fast, pushing water farther onto his property.

Floodwaters surround a marina in Key Largo on Monday following Hurricane Irma.

Mobile homes in Key Largo, Fla., lie in ruins on Monday after Hurricane Irma.

Floodwaters surround Gilbert’s Resort in Key Largo on Monday.

Kelly McClenthen returns to see the flood damage to her home with her boyfriend, Daniel Harrison, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Bonita Springs, Fla.

Terry Thompson is relieved. He rode out the storm in his home in Riverwood Estates in Naples. Although the Naples area of Florida was hit hard by Hurricane Irma, damage wasn’t nearly as bad as anticipated.

A woman leaves her flooded home the morning after Hurricane Irma swept through the area in Fort Myers, Florida.

People tend to a car that flipped over on Cape Coral Parkway during Hurricane Irma, in Cape Coral.

A man clears the drain next to his house in Estero, Fla., during the lull in winds as the eye of the hurricane passes over.

Evacuees use flashlights so others can maneuver around the stairway at Hampton Inn and Suites in Estero, Fla.

Guests gather in the lobby of Hampton Inn and Suites in Estero, Fla., to watch the hurricane gusts.

Darla Talia Ferro, 40, and her two parakeets ride out Hurricane Irma in the lobby of Hampton Inn and Suites in Estero, Fla.

John Krowzow, 74, wades in floodwater to check out his homes in Corkscrew Woodlands, a park with 640 senior mobile home units in Estero, Fla.

Peter Moodley wades through floodwater in downtown Miami.

Two men walk through a downed tree as Hurricane Irma’s full force strikes Miami.

A woman films the damage from a house whose roof was blown off near downtown Miami.

A vehicle drives through debris caused by Hurricane Irma, in Miami.

Weather reporters in downtown Miami jump and cling on to illustrate the force of the winds caused by Hurricane Irma.

Weather reporters do a stand-up as the force of the winds caused by Hurricane Irma hit Miami.

A cargo truck is tipped over by the wind caused by Hurricane Irma in Miami.

Storm surge floods the Brickell neighborhood of Miami.

Streets are empty in downtown Miami as the wind picks up speed during Hurricane Irma’s approach.

Maria Koenig, 63, of Estero, Fla., and her dog, Baeley, sit by the window at their Estero hotel so Maria can keep an eye on the storm on Sunday.

Glen Sinatra, 69, from Naples, says he feels lucky to be at a hotel in Estero instead of a shelter. He’s nervous about the storm and says he’s trying not to worry his children about the conditions.

Jimmy Alfano, of Ft. Myers, holds onto Alec Hoskins who is autistic, while watching the storm gusts through the window of their Estero hotel with Frank Pairs.

A car sits abandoned in storm surge along North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard as Hurricane Irma hits the southern part of the state.

The metal canopy at a gasoline station is overturned by high winds brought on by Hurricane Irma.

Youssef Ezzou, left, and Fadel Beznbachir roam outside to check out the conditions in Miami as Hurricane Irma nears the mainland.

A construction crane whose arm broke off towers over a building as high wind blows through downtown Miami on Sunday.

A man and woman run to safety in Miami as winds from Hurricane Irma bear down on Sunday.

Storefronts in Miami are damaged as Hurricane Irma’s winds hit Miami.

Dustin Terkoski, Palm Bay Police officer surveys the scene after a possible tornado touched down at Palm Pam Bay Estates.

A man braces against the wind by the Miami River on Sunday as water levels surge.

A man stands by the Miami River as the water level surges on Sunday.

The waves on the Miami River begin to surge Sunday as winds pick up speed upon Hurricane Irma’s approach.

Brian Williams, of Maryland, fights the winds in downtown Fort Myers.

Trees fall as winds pick up speed early Sunday as Hurricane Irma approaches Miami.

A TV reporter braces against the wind as Hurricane Irma approaches Miami.

The outer bands of Hurricane Irma start to reach Florida on Saturday, with clouds over the Miami skyline.

People wade through a flooded street in Havana after Hurricane Irma battered central Cuba.

Thousands wait Saturday to enter a storm shelter set up at Germain Arena in Estero, Fla., south of Fort Myers.

Jean Turner, 79, waits to get into a shelter with a few of her belongings as rain begins to fall Saturday in Estero, Fla.

Sherri Bourdo, 32, and Anthony Guidry, 40, look out over the water in Naples, Fla, in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.

Lisette Toroella and Tatiana Morera play on the beach as storm clouds approach in Miami Beach.

Adam Todd, does a handstand while skateboarding down a virtually empty Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.

Abby Jenkins walks against the wind with her luggage and umbrella to get to safety, in Miami Beach.

James Sampero surfs in the churning ocean as Hurricane Irma approaches.

Cubans wade through the rubble from a collapsed building in Havana on Saturday.

A woman and child use a blanket as protection from wind and rain as they walk in Caibarien, Cuba. Hurricane Irma battered Cuba on Saturday with deafening winds and unremitting rain, pushing seawater inland and flooding homes before turning toward Florida.

Annette Davis plays with her son Darius, 3, while staying at a shelter in Miami on Saturday after evacuating from their home in Florida City ahead of Hurricane Irma.

Residents walk through rain brought on by Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba. The powerful storm battered Cuba on Saturday and continued its march toward Florida.

Palmetto Ridge High School is a shelter for people with special needs near Naples, Fla. Many seniors plan to ride out the storm there.

Francesca DeLuca, age 20, will be waiting for 10 hours for her flight back to Milan, Italy. She had been visiting a friend in Miami by herself, but the area where she was staying is under mandatory evacuation. At Miami International Airport, the last flights will be this afternoon with the airport closing tonight at 6pm. Most travelers are taking flights to anywhere they can find.

Boats that can’t be evacuated are tied off in canals to protect them from Hurricane Irma on in Key Largo, Florida. The entire Florida Keys are under a mandatory evacuation notice as Hurricane Irma approaches the low-lying chain of islands south of Miami.

Hundreds wait in line on Friday at Home Depot in Miami to get supplies line sheets of plywood, and anything else they can find, to board up their homes. Police were on the scene to keep things orderly.

In the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Fritz Drinks, whose family is from Haiti, helps load sandbags at Little Haiti Hardware and Lumber. Many people in the area are refusing to evacuate in advance of Hurricane Irma.

In downtowm Miaimi, people wait to get on a bus headed to Orlando under a mandatory evacution plan. Preparations are underway for Hurricane Irma as the storm makes its way toward Florida.

Stores are boarded up in Miami Beach in advance of Hurricane Irma.

Preparations for Hurricane Irma are underway in Miami Beach as the storm makes its way toward Florida.

Genaro Dacosta, 65, of Miami Beach loads sandbags in advance of Hurricane Irma. He says he can’t evacuate the area because he has a monkey.

An aerial photograph taken and released by the Dutch Department of Defense on Wednesday shows damage from Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

Juan Negron, third from left, prepares to start up a power generator in front of what’s left of his damaged property in Culebra, Puerto Rico, after the passage of Hurricane Irma.

Residents come out to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Irma in Nagua, Dominican Republic.

People on Thursday look over damage from Hurricane Irma on a sand-covered street of Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the island of St. Maarten.

Inmate trustees from the Brevard County Jail fill sandbags for Meritt Island, Fla., residents in advance of Hurricane Irma.

Motorists leave Key Largo, Fla., ahead of Hurricane Irma.