Fields flooded, homes damaged after Hurricane Ida passes over Cuba

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UPDATED 10:00 AM PT – Sunday, August 29, 2021

Cubans are picking up the pieces after Hurricane Ida passed over the western part of the island on its march towards the U.S. Reports said the southwestern part of the country saw the worst damage with plantations uprooted, trees knocked down and fields flooded.

In addition, electricity still remains out in several areas with many houses damaged by the winds. Ida hit Cuba as a Category 1 storm, forcing the evacuation of more than 10,000 people from the area.

Hurricane #Ida is approaching western Cuba and forecast to strengthen rapidly. Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings have been issued for portions of the Gulf Coast. Here are the latest Key Messages. Visit https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB for details. pic.twitter.com/8oUoRXl1bO

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 27, 2021

“It was very scary because we did not expect it to be so fast this way. We had already experienced Gustav, which was very strong, but Gustav took a few days and this was in two days,” said a San Cristobal resident, Irma Miranda. “We prepared ourselves because we are always prepared.”

Ida has since strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it passed through the Gulf of Mexico. It’s expected to make landfall in Louisiana sometime on Sunday.

1100 AM CDT #Ida update: Northern eyewall of #Ida moving onshore along the coast of southeastern Louisiana https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB pic.twitter.com/OKocw3oViF

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 29, 2021

This comes 16 years to the day since Hurricane Katrina made its own landfall in Louisiana.

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