middle of this. what s the damage where you are in cuba from irma? reporter: absolutely, wolf. we were in cuba when the storm hit with such force and power and believe it or not, we are still feeling the aftereffects of irma and it s putting up quite a show on the havana sea front and this whole area would have been under water and the ocean came racing in and flooded the homes and people taking their possessions out to dry them off and people had to go up to neighbor s homes to get through the storm because they ve never seen in years of living through these storms a storm come and fill up their homes with one, two feet of water. so it was destructive even as far away as havana. the government has been clearing debris, trying to restore electricity and of course, had that sad news today that ten people had died and cubans had died in the storm. that is a lot for cuba, a
motors he said. it took us years. years of research paying off as clients line up to have them filly vents like this concert on the sea front. for those who have figured out how to maneuver the red tape of aerial photography, the view is worth the hassle. cuba s drone pioneers says the translator: these are times to challenge ourselves. to try new things he says. that s what we re doing. next they say, they want to organize and exhibition of aerial photography to be shown in other countries. so more people can see the drone s eye view of cuba. patrick ottoman, cnn, havana. very cool. you re watching cnn newsroom. still to come. halloween is just a week away. have you got your costume redd i? if you don t, we look at the more popular costumes ripped from the headlines. you re watching cnn newsroom.
the results have been breathtaking. translator: everyone, cuban or foreigner, as soon as they see the video, they say, the first reaction is always the same. wow. they re allowed to film hotels and attraction toss promote the growing tourism industry. their cameras have captured and until now unseen cuba. images from above of a 1950s classic car traveling down the havana sea front. residents of old havana watching life go by from their apartment balconies. the tile rooftops of a small colonial town in the cuban countryside. pilot alejandro perez de la cruz shows the first models that they brought from china or they themselves invented. translator: we experimented with different propellers and
here for five years you run through how this is all going to play out the scenario you expect of this major news event that you expect one day to cover. never did i think that it would involve me telling cubans that this really icon of their entire life, someone who has affected for the good and bad just about every cuban that lives here, that i would be the one informing them that he passed on. but for the people i talked along havana sea front and down in old havana where i am right now, they hadn t heard anything and they were just shocked and immediately it was like air coming out of a balloon. people didn t know what to say and they really couldn t believe that after so many years despite his ailing health, despite so many rumors, despite so many months sometimes where fidel castro would be out of sight that he, in fact, passed away. it reminded me of something castro said in an interview years ago, because of all these fake reports over the years and all the attempts on his life,