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• From: Gert van Dijken <gert AT vandijken.com>
• Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:38:58 -0400 (EDT)

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 06:39:40 -0800
From: Hunderg Growndnick <underground_AT_belcher.com>


Well right now Monday 13/10:15am, in Habana, time is really bad, sky is
totally gray, with sporadic rain,and winds. You can see clouds at 300m
from the ground moving fast to north at a 50, 70km/h. I havenīt felt here
the real power of the hurricane... like Charley. There was a light cut las
night, about 2hours. But in fact the weather is really sporadic. You can
see calm for a while, and suddenly 100km/h winds, lot of rain, later just
rain, for a while wind, and again suddenly, calm... really weird...
havenīt seen any disaster over here... not even a broken tree.

Will keep you posted.
Reporting from Marianao municipality.

Hund.

• From: Gert van Dijken <gert AT vandijken.com>
• Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:02:21 -0400 (EDT)

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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:25:50 -0400
From: Michael Connolly
Subject: RE: Cuba

Just returned from a drive through Vedardo and Miramar. It seem that this
part of town has born the brunt of Charlie.
Trees and power lines down every ware, however in true Cuban spirit everyone
out cleaning up.
The sea is very quiet considering what is taking place in the gulf, no waves
breaking over the sea wall.
The power is now back on in central Havana so hopefully they will get the
rest of the grids up and running shortly.

Attached are some photos from around the place.


Regards

Michael Connolly

Blocked 5th Ave..JPG

Blocked street Miramar.JPG

Car under tree.JPG

Guard station 5th Ave..JPG

La Cecilia Miramar.JPG

Removing tree 5th Ave. Miramar.JPG

Street in Vedardo.JPG

Tree down in Vedardo.JPG

• From: Gert van Dijken <gert AT vandijken.com>
• Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:53:27 -0400 (EDT)

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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:00:37 -0400
From: Michael Connolly
Subject: RE: Cuba

Update from Havana.
Just been for a drive around the eastern Havana beach suburb of Tarara and
found the damage to be minimal.
Many branches down however all trees appear to be standing straight.
Seems we have been spared the wrath Charlie this side of town.

I will take a drive to west Havana later in the day and report back.

Regards

Michael Connolly