Global Voices Online

Cuba: After Ike

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 @ 12:42 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Cuba
Topics:: Diaspora, Disaster, Environment, Relief & Rescue, Politics
Languages:: English

“it now appears that Havana and its many historic buildings will be spared from the worst of the storm that has brought devastating consequences to the island’s housing, agriculture and other economic infrastructure”: Circles Robinson blogs about Hurricane Ike; The Cuban Triangle posts photos of devastation from Holguin province and Cuba-Blog has the most recent news from Camaguey.

4 comments

grahame

was anyone at the paradius rio de oro when ike hit

# 2008-09-22 at 10:14 am

Reply to this
Angela

Anyone at brisas guardalavaca holguin cuba when ike hit.

# 2008-09-22 at 13:12 pm

Reply to this
jan

i was at brisas wen ike hit

# 2008-10-19 at 18:45 pm

Reply to this
Angela

How badly was the hotel destroyed . i am going in Nov. for the anniversary.And al the worker how are they all.

# 2008-10-19 at 19:35 pm

Reply to this

Join the Conversation

Recent Links also in Americas

Danny Ayala Hinojosa of El Federalista [es] has photos of a recent protest against Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa.

In light of the recent arrest of a Peruvian gang accused of killing their victims to sell their body fat and whose actions closely resemble that of the mythical character the “Pishtaco,” J. Francisco Canaza of Apuntes Peruanos [es] writes that many people in the Andes region still believe in a modernized version of the legend.

Costa Rican writer Antonio Chamu writes that he is included in the upcoming book anthology called “Possible Futures,” [es] which collects science fiction from national authors who explore the topic, “what would happen if…?”