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President Donald Trump is in Florida today to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Irma. Many Floridians remain without power, and state officials report that thousands are still in shelters. 

Storms like Hurricane Irma don't discriminate when they make landfall, but the country’s most vulnerable often fare the worst amid a natural disaster, and their path to recovery is often far longer than for those who are more well off.

Miami-Dade County suffered the highest number of power outages after the hurricane hit. It's an area that is plagued by income inequality, with 21 percent of county residents living below the poverty line.

Joan Flocks, the director of social policy for the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida School of Law, says socio-economic divides become more apparent after disasters strike.

This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich.