La Palma, Cuba: A woman checks her clothes inside her roofless house Photograph: Getty Images/GettyPaso Real de San Diego, Cuba: A man carries a piece of roofing in the aftermath of the hurricane Photograph: Claudia Daut/ ReutersJackson, US: A steady stream of cars fills the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 while just one vehicle ventures southPhotograph: Steve Pope/EPA
Louisiana: Petrol stations run out of fuel as many people evacuate the area Photograph: Steve Pope/EPAMarrero, US: A shop owner spray paints warnings and welcomes on his makeshift plywood shop front Photograph: Brian Lawdermilk/APNew Orleans: Drinking beer in one of the only bars open in the French Quarter Photograph: Stephen Morton/GettyNew Orleans: An early taste of the storm to comePhotograph: Stephen Morton/GettyNew Orleans: Bourbon Street residents look out over the deserted French Quarter Photograph: Stephen Morton/GettyNew Orleans: Evacuees hug their puppies at an emergency pet evacuation centre before boarding the last Amtrac train out of New Orleans Photograph: Jim Watson/AFPNew Orleans: Locals brandish firearms as a warning against looters Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex FeaturesA satellite image shows Gustav approaching America's Gulf coast Photograph: NOAA /AP
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