Thank you Greslogo, now I know why I have not had any success in getting through, have to sit  this out and pray.

I'm not sure if anyone here has any contacts with anyone in the national media but it would be nice to have more coverage of the hurricane aftermath in other areas instead of most of the focus going to Florida.  While I feel bad for them also, Cuba and the Caribbean are much worse off.  In my opinion, Cuba and the Caribbean is the real story because a lot of these people didn't have much to begin with in the first place and now saying they will really struggle is an understatement.

As a side note (not to get the thread too off-track), for those who have an interest in giving our government an ear-full about the state of air travelers' rights in this country, the House of Commons Standing Committee of Transportation is inviting comments on proposed legislation (which in my humble opinion is BOGUS), by submitting a brief at ourcommons.ca. The comment period is ending soon.  You can submit a breif by uploading a WORD or PDF file

BILL C-49
An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and other Acts respecting transportation and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

First meeting scheduled for: Monday, September 11, 2017

The link is below :

http://www.ourcommons.ca/Committees/en/TRAN/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=9632089   

Interesting. Speaking to someone in varadero it seems some tourists are flying home to the UK tomorrow and some workers are heading home.