Last Updated on August 1, 2020, 8:36 AM AST by Anthony Morris
On Friday, rain and wind from Hurricane Isaias hit the seaside town of Baracoa in Cuba. The rain and wind flooded the streets and damaged dozens of houses and buildings.
The waves were driven by the storm’s winds which blew at around 75 miles per hour (120 kilometres per hour).
The waves, driven by the wind, crashed over the sea wall, and flooded the nearby neighbourhoods and left dozens of local families homeless.
A local official has said that the municipal government would provide the affected residents with temporary housing until either their old homes are repaired, or new ones are built.
The storm remained offshore of the island, and it headed towards Florida.
Amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, thousands of people in the path of the storm have evacuated, potentially risking themselves to the COVID-19 coronavirus infection by going to public shelters.
Cuba has not reported any deaths or injuries, as the storm continued its way north.
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