Cubans still recovering from devastating aftermath of Hurricane Ian
Soldiers fix roofs and raise power poles under a blazing sun, while teachers salvage wet school books and residents cook over wood fires in La Coloma, a fishing and industrial town on Cuba’s coast that took the brunt of Hurricane Ian.
“The refrigerator was found in the mud by our neighbour’s house. We set up something to sleep on. The water was up to our chests,” she said. The recent arrival of Ian caused three deaths and in Pinar del Rio province damaged 63,000 homes, thousands of which were destroyed. Cuba had a deficit of about 800,000 houses even before the hurricane struck.
“This hurricane took everything from me,” Rodriguez said. “My house was not good, but it had many things of value – a refrigerator, a television, living room furniture, beds and kitchenware – and I had earned those with my sacrifice. This is very painful.” Ian hit Cuba with winds of more than 125 mph on Sept. 27. It not only affected Pinar de Rio, but also the provinces of Artemisa, Mayabeque and Havana More than 30,000 people were evacuated ahead of the hurricane’s arrival.
Along with La Coloma, one of the hardest hit municipalities was nearby San Luis, a region that produces some of the best tobacco in the world.
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