A wave with a height over the one of a five-story building hits the waterfront in Baracoa, eastern Cuba 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 crosses a flooded street in Baracoa, eastern Cuba 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
View of damaged houses in Baracoa, eastern Cuba 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
Cuban carry their belongings out of a flooded house in Baracoa, eastern Cuba 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 wave with almost the height of a five-story building hits the waterfront in Baracoa, eastern Cuba 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
View of a flooded neighborhood in Baracoa, eastern Cuba 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
Cuban firefighters work in a flooded neighborhood in Baracoa, eastern Cuba 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