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Hurricane Irma: Updates and Impacts

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Operational/Supply Chain Impacts: Ports and terminals in Miami, Tampa, St. A state of emergency was also declared across all 159 counties, prompting business closures and the suspension of all bus, rail, and road transportation for Monday, September 11. According to reports, roughly 11% of gas stations are also short of fuel.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

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In Florida, a statewide suspension of road tolls was issued to ease the flow of mandatory evacuations (like the one ordered for the Florida Keys) and the transportation of essential relief goods. Six islands in the Bahamas were ordered to evacuate to Nassau, while a state of emergency was also declared in the US Virgin Islands.