"My parents tell me this has never happened in their lifetimes, a disaster like this has never happened here," says 52-year-old Eider Matos, standing in front of a muddy road after Hurricane Oscar hit southern Cuba. "It was terrible, many had to stay out in the rain for more than four hours, with water all around us," he adds. As Cuban Vice Minister Ines Maria Chapman talks to local authorities, evacuations continue in Guantanamo, five days after the storm hit the province and left at least seven dead. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES