Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Havana 'waist-deep' in storm waters - BBC News
... Her apartment was once the cellar of the original house. It has no bathroom. And it is below sea level.
Josefa turned down the option of going to the nearby Hispano-America cultural centre, just a few doors down the road.
It was the most solid building on the Malecon and was being used as a government shelter.
"I don't like the atmosphere there and I want to be with my things", she explains.
Hours later she received what she says was the biggest shock of her life. The sole window in her home smashed.
Sea water started pouring in.
She and her family had only a few minutes to grab everything they could, and get out. ...
... Her apartment was once the cellar of the original house. It has no bathroom. And it is below sea level.
Josefa turned down the option of going to the nearby Hispano-America cultural centre, just a few doors down the road.
It was the most solid building on the Malecon and was being used as a government shelter.
"I don't like the atmosphere there and I want to be with my things", she explains.
Hours later she received what she says was the biggest shock of her life. The sole window in her home smashed.
Sea water started pouring in.
She and her family had only a few minutes to grab everything they could, and get out. ...
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