Latin America & Caribbean
In photos: Destruction and flooding in Cuba from the passage of Irma
Hurricane Irma hit Cuba's north coast on Saturday as a Category 5 storm, having left 20 dead as it passed through the Caribbean. Irma hit Camaguey with winds of 160 mph early Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Caibarien was one of the cities hit on the north coast of the country.
Caibarién received Irma's full force as a Category 5 hurricane. Theere were reports of downed telephone and power lines and widespread flooding.
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Electric poles were overturned by the fierce winds of Irma in Caibarien. Residents reported widespread power outages and impassable streets.
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Residentes de Remedios, al norte de Cuba, reciben los poderosos vientos de Irma.
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A collapsed building in Havana, Sept 9. Hurricane Irma passed over the Cuban north coast before weaken to a Category 3.
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The ey of irma passing over Cuba's north coast.
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Fallen trees in the streets of the town of Remedios, in central Cuba, during the passage of Hurricane Irma.
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Residentes caminan bajo la lluvia en Caibarien, Cuba.
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Un hombre camina en medio de fuertes vientos, coletazos del huracán Irma, en Caibarien, provincia de Villa Clara, a 330 kilómetros al este de La Habana.
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Residents return home after Hurricane Irma, in Caibarien, in the province of Villa Clara.
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Strong waves breaking against the Havana's Malecon seawall on Saturday.
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