The hurricane left extensive damage to housing and infrastructure in all the island states.
Thousands are homeless and without potable water.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic were hit hardest but Cuba also sustained considerable crop losses and physical damage. The islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Puerto Rico have also been affected, but to a lesser extent. Foodcrops have been water-logged and lodged and tree crops uprooted by the high winds. In parts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as much as 80 to 90 percent of the cropped area have reportedly been destroyed. In Cuba, already experiencing tight food supplies after this year's severe drought, cash and food crop damage was extensive.