Faithfuls pray to the Charity Virgen, patron of Cuba, in Havana to beseech for Hurricane Ike to be moved away from Cuba, on September 8, 2008. Cuba raised its hurricane alert level to maximum for the capital Havana as deadly Ike raged westward across the island towards the city of 2.2 million people, Cuban state television announced. AFP/Getty Images
Faithfuls pray to the Charity Virgen, patron of Cuba, in Havana to beseech for Hurricane Ike to be moved away from Cuba, on September 8, 2008. Cuba raised its hurricane alert level to maximum for the capital Havana as deadly Ike raged westward across the island towards the city of 2.2 million people, Cuban state television announced. AFP/Getty Images
Faithfuls pray to the Charity Virgen, patron of Cuba, in Havana to beseech for Hurricane Ike to be moved away from Cuba, on September 8, 2008. Cuba raised its hurricane alert level to maximum for the capital Havana as deadly Ike raged westward across the island towards the city of 2.2 million people, Cuban state television announced. AFP/Getty Images
Two men stand in the spray of waves hitting the Malecon as Hurricane Ike approaches Havana, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Cuba evacuated more than 1 million people in Ike's path. AP
A boy holding a dog stands at the Malecon looking at the sea waves as Hurricane Ike approaches Havana, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Cuba evacuated more than 1 million people in Ike's path. AP
Workers dismantle flag poles at the Anti-imperialist Tribune to avoid them from falling against the U.S. Interest building, in background, as Hurricane Ike approaches Havana, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. AP
People line up to buy food at a grocery in Havana, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Cuba evacuated more than 1 million people in Ike's path. AP
People watch the latest news of Hurricane Ike on television at a hotel in Havana, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Cuba evacuated more than 1 million people in Ike's path. AP
A man stands in the spray of waves hitting the Malecon, next to a boy, as Hurricane Ike approaches Havana, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Cuba evacuated more than 1 million people in Ike's path. AP
Workers cover the windows of a government building with plywood as Hurricane Ike approaches Havana, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Cuba evacuated more than 1 million people in Ike's path. AP
Los habaneros trataban de proteger sus casas con maderas y otros materiales. AFP/Getty Images
La Habana vivía u clima de tensión ante la inminente llegada del huracán Ike. AFP/Getty Images
Los habaneros hicieron largas colas para obtener alimentos. AFP/Getty Images
El empleado de una tienda de víveres de La Habana mueve cajas con botellas de licor a lo alto del mostrador para evitar que se dañen en caso de que haya inundaciones. AFP/Getty Images
Residents load a refrigerator on the back of a bicycle to transport it to a safer place before the arrival of Hurricane Ike in Camaguey, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. AP
Two men board up a gas station's windows with metal panels in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ike in Camaguey, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. AP
Cubans watch the weather forecast on TV in a school that has been converted into shelter, in Pinar del Rio, 150 km west of Havana, on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike, on September 7, 2008. Ike was downgraded Sunday from a Category Four hurricane to a still potentially devastating Category Three, as Cuba evacuated hundreds of thousands in a frantic bid to evade the storm's fury. AFP/Getty Images
Residents line up at a bakery to buy bread before the arrival of Hurricane Ike in Camaguey, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. AP
Waves hit the waterfront in Baracoa, eastern Cuba on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
People wait for food supplies on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike in Baracoa, eastern Cuba on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
People wait for food supplies on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike in Havana on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
Workers protect a scaffolding on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike in Havana on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
Cuban women buy juice on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike in Havana on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
A Cuban girl carries water on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike in Havana on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
Cubans buy fruit in a market on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike in Havana on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
Cubans buy fruit in a market on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike in Havana on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
Cubans buy fruit in a street market on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike in Havana on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
A Cuban employee packs clothes to keep them safe in a shop of Varadero beach, Matanzas province, 130 km east of Havana, on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike, on September 7, 2008. Ike was downgraded Sunday from a Category Four hurricane to a still potentially devastating Category Three, as Cuba evacuated hundreds of thousands in a frantic bid to evade the storm's fury. AFP/Getty Images
A man takes branches out of the drainage system' s mouth in Havana, on the impending arrival of Hurricane Ike, on September 7, 2008. Ike was downgraded Sunday from a Category Four hurricane to a still potentially devastating Category Three, as Cuba evacuated hundreds of thousands in a frantic bid to evade the storm's fury. AFP/Getty Images
A man takes a picture with his mobile phone of a flooded river in Baracoa, eastern Cuba on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
View of the flooded waterflont in Baracoa, eastern Cuba on September 7, 2008. The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. AFP/Getty Images
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