Before and after satellite photos show extent of Florida's power losses from Hurricane Irma

Greg P. | 7:28 AM on September 12, 2017

As Florida begins to recover from Hurricane Irma, these photos courtesy of NOAA show just how widespread power outages are right now in the state:

FLORIDA POWER OUTAGES – Check out the difference in lights on a normal night vs last night for S. Florida. #Irma. Courtesy NOAA JPSS/CIMSS pic.twitter.com/UUpRr7SSDt

— Andrew Buck ❌ichael (@AndrewWSYX6) September 11, 2017

It’s like North Korea.

Estimates are that it could be weeks before power is restored throughout the state:

Restoring power to millions still the biggest issue #Irma2017 moves on from Florida Could be weeks. Also that means no A/C not gd. @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/NkgDi5Epjn

— Phil Shuman (@FoxPhil) September 12, 2017

And estimated 10-13 million still have no power:

DOD says half of Florida's population is w/o power, that's 10M people.
The outages shattered the record set by Sandy of 6.2M. #WBZ

— Anaridis Rodriguez (@Anaridis) September 12, 2017

13 million still without power in Florida #Irma https://t.co/NQawJVoHGr

— Jason Calabretta (@JasonCalabretta) September 12, 2017

Crews from as far away as Nova Scotia are in Florida to help:

Nova Scotia Power crews heading to Florida to help restore service https://t.co/XxaYWjrP2R pic.twitter.com/sHZEYK1XgV

— CBC Nova Scotia (@CBCNS) September 12, 2017

Flights out of Miami International Airport will resume on a limited basis today as well:

#TravelAdvisory– Passenger flights to resume on a limited basis on Tuesday, September 12. pic.twitter.com/06xtn12bRM

— Miami Int'l Airport (@iflymia) September 11, 2017