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Looting in Havana following Hurricane Wilma
HAVANA, November 1 (Leonel Alberto Pérez
Belette / www.cubanet.org) - Police arrested
many people accused of looting businesses
in Havana following Hurricane Wilma.
The looting occurred mainly in the area
of the Malecón and in Vedado where
many businesses were left exposed after
being hit by tidal surges.
This reporter witnessed how frogmen on
launches were paying more attention to picking
up cans of beer, bottles of rum and perfume
and canned goods than those who needed rescuing.
Many of those arrested were set free following
protests by relatives. Others caught with
goods in their possession remained in jail.
One of those detained told this reporter
that he had taken foodstuffs since his home
was under water and he had nothing to eat.
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