A statue of Cuba's national hero, Jose Marti, partially covered by water, is seen in a flooded street after the passage of Hurricane Helene in Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, on September 25, 2024. Tropical Storm Helene became a hurricane mid-morning in the Gulf of Mexico. "Life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds, rainfall and flooding are expected across much of Florida and the southeastern United States," the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest bulletin. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)