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In photos: 'Cuba Hurricane Ike'

By James Wray Sep 9, 2008, 17:14 GMT

A car travels along a flooded street on the seafront of the city of Cienfuegos,, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ROLANDO PUJOL

A view of the heavy swell of the sea in Punta Gorda district in the bay of Cienfuegos, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ROLANDO PUJOL

A view of the heavy swell of the sea in on the seafront in Havana, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO

Cuban workers remove the branch of a fallen tree in Havana, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO

Cuban workers work with heavy machines to remove debris infront of a house in Havana, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO

Cuban workers remove branches of a fallen tree in Havana, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO

A Cuban man recovers bricks from a damged building in Havana, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO

A man rides his bicycle in the rain in along a street of the city of Cienfuegos, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ROLANDO PUJOL

A Cuban man walks in front of the heavy swell of the sea along the seafront of the city of Cienfuegos,, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ROLANDO PUJOL

An aerial view of Havana, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of hurricane Ike, now rated as a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land on 09 September 2008 in the western province of PInar del Rio, just ten days after hurricane 'Gustav,' leaving four people dead on the Island. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO

A woman walks in the streets of Havana, Cuba on 09 September 2008, after the passing of the 'Ike' hurricane, now in category One in the Saffir-Simpson scale. 'Ike' hit land the same day in the western province of PInar del Rio, juts ten days than 'Gustav' hurricane did it, and left four people dead on the Island. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO