Irma made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago of Cuba on the night of Sept. 8 as a Category 5 hurricane. (Reuters)Hurricane Irma lingered along Cuba’s north coast Friday, swamping seaside towns and shredding the island’s rickety infrastructure, though there were no reports of deaths or injuries. Some towns reported damage to 60 percent of homes, as the storm shredded zinc roofing panels and blasted apart old Spanish tiles. Power lines and electrical posts were strewn across roads and highways, and state media reported the collapse of a causeway linking beach hotels to the mainland. Cuban state media reported waves exceeding 30 feet along some parts of the north coast, bringing extensive flooding.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 15:18 UTC