Cuba’s decrepit buildings no match for Hurricane Irma
Cuba’s decrepit buildings no match for Hurricane Irma
A cemetery sits in flood waters brought on by the heavy rains of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A mud-stained portrait sits on a rack after it was recovered from a home flooded by heavy rains brought on by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Yaneisis Martinez cradles her two dogs while sitting on the remains of her house destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Personal belongings sit out to dry in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A distraught Mariela Leon sits in front of her flood damaged home after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Lourdes Rivera carries buckets for collecting water in front of her destroyed home in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A woman stands outside her home and decries the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A doll covered in mud lies on its side recovered from a flooded house after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Affected by Hurricane Irma people prepare to wash in front of their destroyed homes in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A woman pushes her husband’s bici-taxi loaded with their belongings salvaged from their flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man begins the task of rebuilding his home that was flatten by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A girl walks past a man trying to collect water from a pipe next to the remains of a house destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Residents carry a bed frame they salvaged from their home destroyed by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Residents affected by Hurricane Irma line up to collect drinking water, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A cemetery sits in flood waters brought on by the heavy rains of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A cemetery sits in flood waters brought on by the heavy rains of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A mud-stained portrait sits on a rack after it was recovered from a home flooded by heavy rains brought on by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A mud-stained portrait sits on a rack after it was recovered from a home flooded by heavy rains brought on by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Yaneisis Martinez cradles her two dogs while sitting on the remains of her house destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Yaneisis Martinez cradles her two dogs while sitting on the remains of her house destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Personal belongings sit out to dry in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Personal belongings sit out to dry in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A distraught Mariela Leon sits in front of her flood damaged home after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A distraught Mariela Leon sits in front of her flood damaged home after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Lourdes Rivera carries buckets for collecting water in front of her destroyed home in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Lourdes Rivera carries buckets for collecting water in front of her destroyed home in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A woman stands outside her home and decries the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A woman stands outside her home and decries the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A doll covered in mud lies on its side recovered from a flooded house after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A doll covered in mud lies on its side recovered from a flooded house after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Affected by Hurricane Irma people prepare to wash in front of their destroyed homes in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Affected by Hurricane Irma people prepare to wash in front of their destroyed homes in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A woman pushes her husband’s bici-taxi loaded with their belongings salvaged from their flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A woman pushes her husband’s bici-taxi loaded with their belongings salvaged from their flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man begins the task of rebuilding his home that was flatten by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man begins the task of rebuilding his home that was flatten by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A girl walks past a man trying to collect water from a pipe next to the remains of a house destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A girl walks past a man trying to collect water from a pipe next to the remains of a house destroyed by Hurricane Irma in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Residents carry a bed frame they salvaged from their home destroyed by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Residents carry a bed frame they salvaged from their home destroyed by Hurricane Irma, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Residents affected by Hurricane Irma line up to collect drinking water, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Residents affected by Hurricane Irma line up to collect drinking water, in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Hurricane Irma topples many buildings in Cuba, where decrepit apartments are often one storm away from collapse. About 100 homes in the small town, located on Cuba’s coastline were damaged when Irma swept through the area, leaving hundreds of people homeless.