The day after the floods receded, work gets underway to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Wilma's storm surge on the seawall of Havana, which smashed through neocolonial homes and shattered fishing docks.
Rescue workers in inflatable rafts plucked scores of residents from arched patios and swirled colonnades. Cuba's government offers free housing and work materials to its citizens, but resources are thin. And, on an average salary of $15 a month, most residents find building materials prohibitively expensive.
