Hurricane Ike hits Haiti and Cuba

Hurricane Ike is seen moving across the eastern part of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea Photograph: NOAA/Getty

Havana, Cuba: Young Cubans are hit by a large wave at the Malecon waterfront as the island awaits the storm's impact Photograph: Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty

Havana, Cuba: People line up to buy bread in a bakery in the Centro Habana district as they prepare for the storm's arrival Photograph: Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty

Havana, Cuba: A man covers his car as Hurricane Ike approaches Photograph: Enrique de la Osa/Reuters

Playa Giron, Cuba: Residents displaced from their homes rest in a shelter before the arrival of Ike Photograph: Adalberto Roque/AFP

Camaguey province, Cuba: People walk next to a fallen lamp post Photograph: AFP

Baracoa, Cuba: Residents recover some of their belongings from destroyed homes Photograph: AFP

Holguin, Cuba: A car is buried under rubble as Hurricane Ike strikes Photograph: AP

Gonaives, Haiti: A woman carries some of her belongings as she walks in a flooded street Photograph: Yuri Cortez/AFP

Cabaret, Haiti: A woman reacts after losing three cousins during floods caused by Hurricane Ike Photograph: Nicolas Garcia/AP

Gonaives, Haiti: People are reflected in a flooded street Photograph: Yuri Cortez/AFP

Florida Keys, US: A woman walks with her bike Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters