From Graham Noble
Your article mentions that hurricane Ivan “veered from its original New Orleans-bound course last year”, but it doesn’t mention where it “veered” to (10 September, p 8). In fact it struck Cuba, with at least as much devastating force as Katrina struck Louisiana.
But this went largely unreported in our media, possibly because the much-maligned government of Cuba had taken the trouble to prepare for this predictable event, rather than relying on luck and charity. Nearly 2 million people were evacuated from the path of the storm, in a systematic and orderly fashion, and not one Cuban was killed. It’s not exactly rocket science.
Fareham, Hampshire, UK
