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As powerful Hurricane Irma continues to make its way through Florida, rescue efforts are underway.

Commander Mauricio Posada, the operations officer of the U.S. Coast Guard, says for the past 24 to 48 hours there have been multiple departments at the Opa-Locka Executive Airport ready to help.

“We have multiple crews actually stationed here that have experienced not only Irma but significant storms like Sandy and Hurricane Katrina,” Posada tells People Now. “Well-trained crews are ready to get back to work.”

“ primary mission today is conducting search and rescue,” he adds. “The second mission will be reconstituting the ports.”

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The worst of Hurricane Irma has passed Florida, but officials still don’t know the full extent of the damage across the state. The system, which was downgraded to a tropical storm Monday morning, is being blamed from five deaths so far. More than 5.8 million are without power across the state.

Meanwhile, authorities are warning that it’s still not safe for evacuees to return home. Storm surge, debris and downed power lines still present a danger to large swaths of South Florida and the Gulf Coast.

Destruction in the Keys

Emergency Management Director Martin Senterfitt called the destruction in...

2017-08-29T12:01:04-07:00Kardashians Come to Houston's Rescue

Kim Kardashian and her family donated a hefty sum of money to charities that are helping out with flood relief in Houston. That much is cool. She also tweeted about her donation, including its specific dollar amount, which might not be so cool.

Via Bustle.

Hurricane Harvey has been devastating the Gulf Coast of Texas since Friday night, causing extreme damage to the city of Houston, which has been afflicted by over 30 inches of rain and ruinous flooding. The intense winds and drastic downpours have left many Hurricane Harvey victims displaced as parts of Southern Texas are left uninhabitable due to the flood. Perhaps the only positive outcome from this natural disaster is the way that people have been generously donating to help Houston's relief efforts. Several celebrities have been posting on social media about donations, including the Kardashians,...

Predicting few bills will be passed if Republicans do not end the “filibuster,” President Trump then began to perform his Friday morning Twitter bending, stretching, and “Fake News” punching exercises. Glaringly missing from this morning’s comprehensive Presidential Tweet Storm, however, was any reference to Hurricane Harvey which the National Hurricane Center said early this morning was “dangerously approaching the Texas Coast” and was expected to bring…...