cyril vanier, dutch side of st. maarten, cnn. >> thank you for the report there. in the meantime, thousands of people who evacuated from the florida keys ahead of last week's hurricane are finally able to return to their homes or what is left of their homes. homeowners in the upper keys were allowed to return on saturday. the rest are cleared to go home today. but the mayor of key west told cnn's martin savidge the residents needs to be prepared for the conditions that will greet them there. you see those conditions right there. >> what do you tell residents coming back? >> i tell them that be prepared to be shocked when you get here. don't expect all the services you need, that you can just call somebody and they will come over and fix it. be patient. if you do come back, don't be upset when things don't go exactly how you planned. and if you're coming back, be part of the solution, not a