Miracles

Meanwhile, here is the official version of how Banes is supposed to be coping with the aftermath of hurricane Ike.

According to this article in the propaganda sheet of the Castro regime, Granma, the hurricane affected 19,480 homes in the municipality – or about 80 per cent of all residences. Of these, about 5,500 houses collapsed entirely.

But like true revolutionaries, the paper says, locals are working around the clock to repair private homes as well as local schools and other public buildings.

In fact, if you believe Granma, they have so far repaired no fewer than 22,000 homes in Banes - in just a week or so.