Environment

Watch the Damage a Category 5 Hurricane Can Wreak

In Puerto Rico, Florida, and beyond, storms with the force of Hurricane Irma can cause total structural oblivion, smashed trees, and blackouts for weeks or months.

Hurricane Matthew roars over Baracoa, Cuba, in 2016.Ramon Espinosa/AP

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By John Metcalfe

September 6, 2017 at 5:07 PM EDT

What does a Category 5 hurricane like Irma, now thrashing over the Virgin Islands, do to a house? Look no further than this short-but-mind-boggling animation of the various levels of destruction hurricane-strength winds can inflict:

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