Impact of Storm on Cuba and USA

Cuba banana crops destruction

2,600 hectares of banana crops were destroyed.

Cuba coffee plantations impact

Coffee plantations were swept away in mountainous regions.

Cuba tree and beach damage

Trees were uprooted and beaches swept away.

USA beach damage

USA experienced damages in 90% of beaches.

USA beach width reduction

Some beaches in USA were 9-12 metres narrower after the storm.

USA homes damaged

650,000 homes damaged or destroyed in USA.

Cuba homes damaged

243,000 homes damaged in Cuba.

USA death toll

117 deaths in USA.

Cuba death toll

11 deaths in Cuba.

USA oil spill

1.5 million litres of oil spilled into Arthur Kill (USA).

USA sewage spill

1.5 billion litres of sewage spilled released into Raritan River (USA).

Cuba total damages

Cuba experienced total damages of $2 billion.

USA sewage repair costs

Over half of the total damages in the USA ($1.1 billion) was spent only on repairing damages to sewage and water pipes.

Cuba tourism impact

With only a few airports, tourists could not arrive or leave due to damaged transport routes to airports.

USA tourism advantage

USA has more airports including further inland ones, tourists could leave earlier and easily.

Cuba wildlife habitat destruction

Beaches swept away and areas close to coast were flooded, destroying wildlife habitats.

USA homelessness

650,000 homes destroyed or damaged in USA.

Cuba homelessness

273,000 homes destroyed or damaged in Cuba.

Cuba evacuations

55,000 evacuated in Cuba.

USA electricity loss

9 million lost electricity in USA.

USA economic damages

Total damages of $19 billion in USA.

Cuba economic damages

Total damages of $2 billion in Cuba.

Santiago de Cuba damages

Santiago de Cuba area totalled 50 million.

New Jersey insurance claims

US-Insurance claims New Jersey totalled $3.3 billion.

Cuba GDP drop

5% drop in Cuba's GDP.

USA power cuts

9 million homes experienced power cuts in USA.

Cuba electricity and water loss

Cuba also experienced no electricity or fresh water.

USA environmental impact

1.5 million tonnes of sewage released into Raritan River.

USA oil spill volume

1.5 million litres of oil spilled into Arthur Kill.

USA habitat damage

Habitats heavily damaged, many fish and birds died.

Freshwater habitat infiltration

Sea water infiltrated freshwater habitats.