Detail of the damages on the roof of a gas oil station in Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Lesser Antilles, on 31 August 2010. The hurricane "Earl", cathegory four on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is moving from the little islands of the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico, but is threatening to hit the US Eastern shores, according to the US National Hurricane Center. EPA/GROMYKO WILSON
Detail of the damages on a truck and a house in Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Lesser Antilles, on 31 August 2010. The hurricane "Earl", cathegory four on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is moving from the little islands of the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico, but is threatening to hit the US Eastern shores, according to the US National Hurricane Center. EPA/GROMYKO WILSON
MIA07 - SAN JUAN (PUERTO RICO), 31/08/2010.- Detalle de hoy, martes 31 de agosto de 2010, de las ramas de un árbol sobre una calle de San Juan (Puerto Rico). Cerca de 200.000 personas que permanecen sin suministro eléctrico y un número indeterminado de carreteras cortadas son la principal consecuencia del paso del huracán "Earl" durante la madrugada, a unos 150 kilómetros de la isla. EFE/ALFONSO RODRÍGUEZ/MEJOR CALIDAD DISPONIBLE