How much damage has hurricane Gustav and its dangerous ocean swells done to Cuba?
Cuba licks wounds after Hurricane Gustav By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – Hurricane Gustav left a swath of devastation across Cuba’s western province of Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth, residents and eye-witnesses in the communist-ruled island reported on Sunday. No deaths had been reported as of Sunday afternoon, however, a full day after the storm packing 145 mph (230 kph) winds crossed Cuba. Gustav had already killed at least 86 people in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. “High tension towers were twisted and down, roofs blown off entire towns, schools destroyed and in Palacios even the baseball stadium’s walls were gone,” Reuters TV cameraman Heriberto Rodriguez said. Residents could be seen crying over the foundations of their homes or wandering around aimlessly. There was little information from the Isle of Youth, 40 miles (64 km) off the southwestern coast, which was raked by Gustav before it made landfall in the southern coast town of Palacios. State television sho
Cuba licks wounds after Hurricane Gustav By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – Hurricane Gustav left a swath of devastation across Cuba’s western province of Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth, residents and eye-witnesses in the communist-ruled island reported on Sunday. No deaths had been reported as of Sunday afternoon, however, a full day after the storm packing 145 mph (230 kph) winds crossed Cuba. Gustav had already killed at least 86 people in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. “High tension towers were twisted and down, roofs blown off entire towns, schools destroyed and in Palacios even the baseball stadium’s walls were gone,” Reuters TV cameraman Heriberto Rodriguez said. Residents could be seen crying over the foundations of their homes or wandering around aimlessly. There was little information from the Isle of Youth, 40 miles (64 km) off the southwestern coast, which was raked by Gustav before it made landfall in the southern coast town of Palacios. State television sho
