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epa06195166 Strong waves hit the pier in Havana, Cuba, 09 September 2017. Residents of Cuba's north-central region awoke on 09 September to some of the most dangerous conditions in recent decades, with giant waves, hurricane-force winds and torrential rains associated with major Hurricane Irma lashing coastal areas, including the towns of Remedios and Caibarien, both of which are national heritage sites. EPA-EFE/ERNESTO MASTRASCUSA

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U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III crewmembers from the 14th Airlift Squadron unload supplies during a hurricane relief mission to prepare Puerto Rico for Hurricane Irma at San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 6, 2017. Hurricane Irma is currently a category 5 hurricane and is capable of inflicting catastrophic damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Douglas Ellis)

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Pope ?Francis boards a plane headed for Villavicencio, Colombia, at the CATAM military airport in Bogota on September 8, 2017.
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In this Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 photo, Juan Negron, right, prepares to start up a power generator in front of whats left of his damaged property, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. About a million people were without power in the U.S. territory after Irma passed just to the north, lashing the island with heavy wind and rain. Nearly 50,000 also were without water. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Soldiers remove debris from a partly collapsed municipal building felled by a massive earthquake in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to strike Mexico has hit off its southern Pacific coast, killing at least 32 people, toppling houses, government offices and businesses. (AP Photo/Luis Alberto Cruz)

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