Hurricane Irma preps in pictures

Irma Map  Reuters

1. The wait for supplies

Irmapreps  Reuters/Alvin Baez

People stand in line outside a hardware store as they prepare for Hurricane Irma, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

2. Shopping for hardware

Irma preps  Reuters Alvin Baez

People shop in a hardware store as they prepare for Hurricane Irma, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico

3. Boarding things up

Irma Preps  Reuters/Alvin Baez

People buy materials as they prepare for Hurricane Irma, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico

4. Waiting for materials

Irma Preps Miami  Reuters/Joe Skipper

Shoppers in a Home Depot store wait for plywood in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, Florida.

5. Empty Shelves

Irma Preps Miami  Reuters/Joe Skipper

A shopper in Sedano's Supermarket looks at nearly empty water shelves in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, Florida.

6. Loading bags of sand

Irma Preps  Miami  Reuters/Joe Skipper

A Home Depot store employee helps to load bags of sand for customers in the Little Havana neighborhood in Miami, Florida