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Gíbara - small coastal town used in the shooting of part 1 of the Cuban film classic Lucía.
500,000 houses lost of which over 63,000 are totally destroyed. 80% of houses on the Isle of Youth destroyed.
700,000 tonnes of food lost
The
food shortage was caused when twin hurricanes Gustav and Ike ripped
through the island nation this month, damaging crops of rice, beans,
plantains and sweet potatoes, killing farm animals.
…damages
to electricity, water systems, in short, the entire
infrastructure of the country including schools, clinics,
hospitals. Just imagine an entire country hit by Katrina from one
end to the other and you'll get an idea of the devastation!
Preliminary estimates by Cuba is that losses are in the range of
$5 billion.
The
path of destruction stretches for more than a thousand kilometres
across the island. In some areas of the country the scenes resemble
those of an earthquake: sealed-off roads, houses demolished into
scattered brick and dust, some flooded; electrical cables and towers
toppled; plantations devastated.
Biggest
problems - the scale of the damage to housing - replacing all those
roofs. Potential shortages of food because of the damage to
farming.
Holguín - provincial capital, the city of parks. The fourth city in Cuba.
Holguín - provincial capital, the city of parks. The fourth city in Cuba.
