Rebuilding work begins

PARTS of Florida are inching back towards normality after Hurricane Irma with workers battling to restore power, clear roads and replenish fuel supplies, even as teams scour its southernmost islands and authorities warn of mass devastation.

Residents drifted back from shelters to see Irma’s scattershot destruction and, as some curfews were lifted, flights resumed and amusement park rides rode again, Florida governor Rick Scott said: “We’ve a lot of work to do, but everybody’s going to come together to get this state rebuilt.”