Tropical Storm Isaac passes through Cuba and the Dominican Republic towards Florida- in pictures

A home that was built twice within the last two years is left in ruins again after tropical storm Isaac passes through Baracoa, Cuba Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

People wade through flooded streets after tropical storm Isaac hit Barahona, Dominican Republic Photograph: Ricardo Arduengo/AP

Soldiers clean a coastal road from debris left by the storm in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Photograph: Manuel Diaz/AP

People ride a taxi as strong winds blow palm trees in Havana, Cuba Photograph: Desmond Boylan/Reuters

A man braves the waves in Gibara, Cuba Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Waves crash over a seawall in Baracoa, Cuba Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Arthur Asti installs storm shutters in Key West, Florida Photograph: Marc Serota/Getty Images

Waves batter Havana's seafront Photograph: Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images

A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Isaac passing through Cuba towards Florida Photograph: NOAA/Reuters

Tampa residents make preparations for the storm's landfall Photograph: Tom Pennington/Getty Images

Boys wheel sandbags back to their homes in St Pete Beach Photograph: Edward Linsmier/Getty Images

People walk past a boarded-up shopfront in downtown Key West Photograph: Andrew Innerarity/Reuters

A seagull stands next to a tree blown over in the car park of a marina in Marathon Photograph: Marc Serota/Getty Images

People run along a pier back to the shore amid high wind and rough surf as Tropical Storm Isaac moves over Key West Photograph: Andrew Innerarity/Reuters

People make their way home wearing bin liners in Key West Photograph: Andrew Innerarity/Reuters

Tropical Storm Isaac begins to move ashore in Marathon Photograph: Marc Serota/Getty Images

Braving the rain at Clarence Higgs Beach, in Key West Photograph: Walter Michot/AP