'Everything is gone': Americans return to their flooded homes

Gideon Mendel photographs the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, while Oliver Laughland meets those whose lives have been upturned

• Dave Eggers: ‘As the hurricane bore down, Trump tweeted his excitement’

Terrence Mckeen, 30, mechanic, Black Creek, Florida, with his mother, Gloria Mckeen, 68

I’m most upset about losing my ceramic eagles. They were beautiful and given to me by members of my family

Trump’s got more done than Obama did in eight years. The fact he’s donating $1m of his money shows how generous he is

No matter what we do next, we’re going to have a much simpler life, with fewer material things