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COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal
Byline: Ruth Morris
HAVANA _ Cuba's capital city woke to a soupy mess Monday, as a powerful storm surge from Hurricane Wilma washed through neocolonial homes, shattered fishing docks and left the U.S. Interests Section standing in a giant puddle of seawater.
Rescue workers in inflatable rafts plucked scores of residents from arched patios and swirled colonnades in the Vedado and Centro Havana districts. Waves towered over the Malecon, or seawall, throughout the day, and swamped stylish old houses four blocks inland.
Red Cross workers said several people had suffered cuts as they scrambled through water and debris, but there were no immediate reports of storm-related deaths. State-run broadcasts said...
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