Hurricane Sandy inflicts damage in Cuba

The force of Hurricane Sandy was powerful enough to knock down trees in Santiago de Cuba.

A man bends down next a tree knocked down due to Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba.

People walk through the streets plastered by wood and other debris in Santiago de Cuba following Hurricane Sandy.

The roof of this structure collapsed in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba.

A man sits surrounded by knocked-down and broken trees following Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba.

Trees that were blown down by Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba as people stand or walk by.

A large pole-like structure lay on a street following Hurricane Sandy's wrath in Santiago de Cuba.

A woman passes by all the debris littered on the street in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba.

A man stands surrounded by large trees that appears to have crushed a structure following Hurricane Sandy's arrival in Santiago de Cuba.

The scene of people walking in Hurricane Sandy's aftermath in Santiago de Cuba.