- January 9, 2025
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Volunteer Brandon Patty (left) helps Flagler Beach resident Chris Baiata (right) dump water-damaged items on the side of Ocean Palm Drive. Photo by Paige Wilson
Ormond Beach resident Richard Henderson takes a break from cleaning up his friend's flooded house on Ocean Palm Drive in Flagler Beach. Photo by Paige Wilson
Irma left its mark on Steve Lutton's (left) Flagler Beach home in the form of water marks on the walls. His son, Andy Lutton, from Charleston, South Carolina, came down to help his father clean up. Photo by Paige Wilson
The remains of a screened porch sit outside Steve Lutton's house on Ocean Palm Drive in Flagler Beach. Photo by Paige Wilson
Furniture damaged by flooding from Irma sits outside in the backyard of Steve Lutton's Flagler Beach home. Photo by Paige Wilson
Furniture damaged from flooding during Hurricane Irma sits outside Steve Lutton's house on Ocean Palm Drive in Flagler Beach. Photo by Paige Wilson
Andy Lutton (left), from Charleston, South Carolina, helps his father Steve Lutton clean up water-damaged books in Steve's Flagler Beach home. Photo by Paige Wilson
Furniture damaged from flooding during Hurricane Irma sits outside Steve Lutton's house on Ocean Palm Drive in Flagler Beach. Photo by Paige Wilson
Furniture damaged from flooding during Hurricane Irma sits outside Steve Lutton's house on Ocean Palm Drive in Flagler Beach. Photo by Paige Wilson
Steve Lutton's Flagler Beach home was left mostly empty after water damage from Irma destroyed the furniture. Photo by Paige Wilson
Flagler Beach resident Steve Lutton finds an old letter in one of the books that was ruined from the flood during Irma. Photo by Paige Wilson
Chris Baiata adds a wheelbarrow full of debris to the growing stack outside his home on Ocean Palm Drive in Flagler Beach following flooding Irma caused. Photo by Paige Wilson
Hurricane Irma left many residents who live along the Intracoastal Waterway in Flagler Beach with flooding in their homes. The storm especially took a toll on homes on Ocean Palm Drive after the Intracoastal flooded — leaving behind soaking wet furniture, ruined books, water line stains on walls and other damage.
In the photo gallery, take a look at how locals gathered to clean up the mess at many homes, even though some didn't know the residents affected.
