Aerial view from the port area affected by the strong winds of Hurricane Gustav at the city of Nueva Gerona, in the Isla de la Juventud, located South of Cuba, 02 September 2008. This hurricane which landed on the island, classified as a Category 4 storm, with 350 km per hour winds, left in the West more than 120,000 houses with partial damages and totally destroyed, as well damages in the electric system, telecommunications and agriculture.
A boy and his relatives stand next to debris from their house which has been destroyed by the strong winds of Hurricane Gustav at the city of Nueva Gerona, in Isla de la Juventud, located South of Cuba, 02 September 2008. EPA/CLAUDIA DAUT / POOL
Aerial view from destroyed houses by the strong winds of Hurricane Gustav at Isla de la Juventud, located South of Cuba, 02 September 2008. EPA/CLAUDIA DAUT / POOL