Title : ‘This is really a mess’: Cubans pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma wallops island (VIDEOS)
link : ‘This is really a mess’: Cubans pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma wallops island (VIDEOS)
‘This is really a mess’: Cubans pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma wallops island (VIDEOS)
RT | Sep 10, 2017 |
Irma was a Category 5 storm, the highest possible ranking on the Saffir–Simpson scale, when it bashed Cuba on Saturday morning.
The hurricane, which had already wrought havoc across the Caribbean and killed 22 people, brought winds of 200kph, uprooting trees, tearing off roofs and leaving widespread flooding in its wake.
The government had ordered the evacuation of more than a million people in advance of the storm landing. Juan Pablo Carreras, a photographer with Cuban news outlet ACN, captured pictures of many of the evacuees taking refuge in underground bunkers in advance of Irma’s arrival.
#Cuba#Holguín Evacuados en Gibara en obra protectora de las Fuerzas Armadas https://t.co/EldQM2d328http://pic.twitter.com/tNEZH5n3sR— Juan Pablo Carreras (@jpablocu) September 8, 2017
However, it later regained strength as it moved further north towards Florida. Cubans awoke Sunday morning to find destruction similar to that suffered by other Caribbean islands lashed by the powerful storm.
A man wades through a flooded street during the passage of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, on September 9, 2017. © Yamil Lage / AFP |
"Sheets of zinc that came flying into our backyard also damaged the kitchen wall and we lost many roof tiles,” 52-year-old Angel Coya told Reuters.
While the eastern and northern coasts were the worst hit, the force of the storm sent flooding further inland and for a period on Saturday, Irma covered most of the island.
ACN noted that the Civil Defense put the provinces of Mayabeque and Artemisa and the capital Havana in an "alarm phase" at 8am on Saturday.
The city of Cococum also fell victim to widespread flooding after the Holguin River burst its banks.
The island’s famous tourist areas, including Cayos Coco, Guillermo, and Varadero, all sustained serious damage as the storm walloped the island’s eastern seaboard. However, no deaths have been reported.
People walk on a damaged street after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, September 9, 2017. © Alexandre Meneghini / Reuters |
The town was a scene of widespread destruction with lampposts knocked down and corrugated iron from roofs strewn in the streets alongside rubble.
"You can’t do anything against nature," he said. "We never had a storm wreak so much damage here. This is really a mess.”
---
ExtraSensory.News doesn't have ads. Why? Because Google won't allow it. Other alternative sites are plastered with them. We do not accept funding from big corporations or Government controlled entities. In order to survive, we need your help. You can support this website by subscribing. |
thus Article ‘This is really a mess’: Cubans pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma wallops island (VIDEOS)
that is all articles ‘This is really a mess’: Cubans pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma wallops island (VIDEOS) This time, hopefully can provide benefits to all of you. Okay, see you in another article posting.
You now read the article ‘This is really a mess’: Cubans pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma wallops island (VIDEOS) with the link address https://willhealthyliving.blogspot.com/2017/09/this-is-really-mess-cubans-pick-up.html
0 Response to "‘This is really a mess’: Cubans pick up the pieces after Hurricane Irma wallops island (VIDEOS)"
Post a Comment