People walk through flooded streets, after strong rain in Batabano, south of Havana September 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on Wednesday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast on Saturday.
A woman walks through flooded streets after strong rain in Batabano, south of Havana, September 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on Wednesday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast on Saturday.
People walk through flooded streets during strong rain in Batabano, south of Havana September 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on Wednesday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast on Saturday.
People walk through flooded streets, after strong rain in Batabano, south of Havana September 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on Wednesday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast on Saturday.
Women chat in their home next to a candle in the Platanito neighborhood whose residents are still without electricity in Havana September 10, 2008. Ike did not strike a direct blow on Havana, but the Cuban capital got enough of the storm to cause at least 67 buildings to partially or totally collapse, officials said.
People walk through flooded streets during strong rain in Batabano, south of Havana September 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on Wednesday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast on Saturday.
A resident sits outside his flooded house after strong rain in Batabano, south of Havana September 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on Wednesday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast on Saturday.
A man walks beside his dog through flooded streets after strong rain in Batabano, south of Havana September 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on Wednesday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast on Saturday.
People transport themselves on motorboat along flooded streets after strong rain in Batabano, south of Havana September 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico's warm waters on Wednesday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast on Saturday.
