Photos: Hurricane Sandy Strikes the Caribbean

Here, residents inspect damage after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba on Thursday.

The town's sea wall and a road are partially damaged after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday.

A man rides his bicycle under an arc made by a tree knocked down by Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday.

A young boy sits in front of his home, flooded by heavy rains in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday.

Residents wade through a flooded street caused by the hurricane's torrential downpours in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday.

Children sit on a cot inside their flooded home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday.

A woman cries out in front of her house, flooded when Hurricane Sandy passed over Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday.

Residents wade through a flooded street after it was deluged by rains from Hurricane Sandy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday.

Residents stand on a bridge that was destroyed in 2008 by Tropical Storm Gustav, while watching Hope River swell in the village of Kintyre, near Kingston, Jamaica, after the passing of Hurricane Sandy, Thursday.

A fallen tree and toppled light poles block a road in Kingston, Jamaica, after the passing of Hurricane Sandy, Thursday.

Waves churned up by Hurricane Sandy crash on a house in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood of eastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday.

Fisherman Hubert Dowie works to secure his boat before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Port Royal, Jamaica, Wednesday.

A woman wades through floodwater brought by Hurricane Sandy as she evacuates her home in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood of eastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday.

The main terminal of Kingston's international airport sits empty as Hurricane Sandy approaches Jamaica, Wednesday.

A man stands on boulders that were placed as a barrier to help prevent flooding of the seaside road leading to the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday.

Residents evacuate their home as waves crash in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood of eastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday.

People remove a boat from the water ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Manzanillo, Cuba, Wednesday.

A man balances a child and umbrella on his bike as it rains ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Manzanillo, Cuba, Wednesday.

Commuters wait at a bus stop as rain brought by the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy falls in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday.

Nelson Carballosa stands in his home's doorway after the passing hurricane Sandy damaged his roof in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. 

Jose Aguilera seeps his home's floor by his empty bed frame after the passing hurricane Sandy damaged his roof, causing rain to soak his mattress, in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

Men try to free an electrical wire wire from debris, which was turned off last night, after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. 

A man walks amid ruins of a home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Gibara, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

A fallen placard lies on the ground after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

A driver maneuvers his classic American car along a wet road as a wave crashes against the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

Fallen palm trees lie on a road after the hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

ADDS BYLINE - A woman stands at the entrance of her house in front of a fallen palm tree after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

Soldiers an rescue workers patrol after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

Fallen trees lie on the street after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

Resident Antonio Garces tries to recover his belongings from his house destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Aguacate, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.