A Batabano resident carries his belongings to safety during the evacuation ahead of approaching Hurricane Dennis in Cuba July 8, 2005.
Children in Batabano wait to be evacuated ahead of approaching Hurricane Dennis in Cuba July 8, 2005.
Waves ponder the shoreline of Playa Giron in Cuba, about 211 km (131 miles) southeast of Havana and 85 km (53 miles) south of Cienfuegos, as Hurricane Dennis approaches July 8, 2005. Dangerously strong Hurricane Dennis, a Category Four hurricane packing winds near 145-mph (233-kph), made landfall along the south-central coast of Cuba on Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. A projected track still shows the storm moving into the Gulf of Mexico late Friday, aiming close to key oil and gas fields off the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama this weekend before making landfall on the Florida Panhandle late Sunday or early Monday.
A house is surrounded by floodwaters Friday, July 8, 2005 in Bushy Park, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.
A unidentified man rides a bicycle as he navigates through floodwaters that affected his village Friday, July 8, 2005 in Caymanas Park, Saint Catherine ,Jamaica. The area was flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Dennis.The island experienced heavy rains and many villages were flooded.
Palm trees move in strong winds in the evacuated town of Playa Giron in Cuba.
Michael McKenzie navigates through floodwater that affected his village Friday,July 8, 2005 in Bushy Park, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.
A Cuban man drives his TV set and mattress to a safe area in Playa Larga, 177 km (110 miles) southeast of Havana and 119 km (74 miles) south of Cienfuegos, as Hurricane Dennis approaches July 8, 2005.
Palm trees move in strong winds in the evacuated town of Playa Giron in Cuba, 211 km (131 miles) southeast of Havana and 85 km (53 miles) south of Cienfuegos, as Hurricane Dennis approaches July 8, 2005.
A Cuban girl carries a mattress to a safe area while following her mother and sister through the almost evacuated town of Playa Larga.
Cubans stand in line to stock up on bread in Havana as Hurricane Dennis approaches July 8, 2005.
Waves pound the shoreline of Playa Giron in Cuba, 211 km (131 miles) southeast Havana and 85 km (52 miles) south Cienfuegos, as Hurricane Dennis approaches July 8, 2005.
Heavy rains move onto shore at a empty beach in the Florida Keys Friday, July 8, 2005 as Hurricane Dennis moves towards the area.
Ibis walk down the middle of the street in Islamorado, Fla. Friday, July 8, 2005 as rain storms ahead of Hurricane Dennis floods the area.
Waves pound the shoreline of Playa Giron in Cuba, 211 km (131 miles) southeast Havana and 85 km (52 miles) south Cienfuegos, as Hurricane Dennis approaches July 8, 2005.
Heavy rains move onto shore at a empty beach in the Florida Keys Friday, July 8, 2005 as Hurricane Dennis moves towards the area.
Ibis walk down the middle of the street in Islamorado, Fla. Friday, July 8, 2005 as rain storms ahead of Hurricane Dennis floods the area.
A group of children carry pumpkins from a farm flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Dennis, Friday July 8, 2005 in Nightengale Grove, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.
Haitians in Grand Goave, 60kms from Port-au-Prince, cross a surging river after the local bridge was swept away by Hurricane Dennis.
Traffic attempts to navigate through floodwaters, Friday, July 8, 2005, on the Mandela Highway linking Kingston to western Jamaica. The area was flooded by heavy rains caused by Hurricane Dennis.
People walk through a street flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Dennis, Friday, July 8, 2005, in Nightengale Grove, Saint Catherine , Jamaica.
A Cuban covers herself with her raincoat as Hurricane Dennis begins to bear down on Havana. Dennis pummelled Cuba, killing 10 people dead and displacing 1.5 million people, President Fidel Castro announced, after its fierce winds and heavy rains left another five dead in Haiti.
Several Hatian people cross a river after a bridge collapsed Thursday during Hurricane Dennis in Grand Goaves, Haiti, southwest of Port-au-Prince, Friday, July 8, 2005.
Residents walk on a street in Matanzas, Cuba July 8, 2005.
Foreign tourists watch as waves hit Havana's seafront boulevard El Malecon, July 8, 2005.
Haitians cross a river, Friday, July 8, 2005, after a bridge collapsed Thursday during Hurricane Dennis.
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Waves crash over a beach and road as winds from Hurricane Dennis roar through town Saturday July 9, 2005 in Key West, Fla.
Cecille Bick receives communion during a special mass asking that Hurricane Dennis miss the island of Key West.
A Key West resident makes his way through the streets in makeshift raingear as Hurricane Dennis passed by the island.
An SUV makes its way through flooded roads near the Southernmost House as winds and rain from Hurricane Dennis roar through town Saturday July 9, 2005 in Key West, Fla.
An uprooted palm tree lies on a street in the beach town of Guanabo, some 30km (19 miles) east of Havana, July 9, 2005.
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