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Santiago de Cuba recorded 100.39 in (2,550 mm) of rainfall from Flora, which is the highest rainfall total measured on Cuba from any rainfall event on record. Flora killed 1,750 people and left US$300 million in damage. [19] [20] August 26, 1964 - Hurricane Cleo crossed eastern Cuba, causing one fatality and US$2 million in damage. [21]
On 17 March and 18 March 2024, blackouts alongside a poor harvest and food shortages [29] [6] [30] caused [7] [8] widespread protests primarily in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba's second largest city, during which three people were arrested. [5] [31] Cuba accused the government of the United States of stirring up unrest, an accusation that the United ...
Cuba is the largest and most populated island in the Caribbean yet consistently experiences the lowest death tolls during hurricane season. [5] According to United Nations, it's not because Cubans are lucky but because they're prepared. [6] According to Oxfam, from 1996 to 2002, only 16 people were killed by the six hurricanes that struck Cuba. [7]
December 4 – 2024 Cuba blackout: The entire national power grid affecting more than 10 million citizens fails after the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant collapses again. [12] December 30 – Raul Ernesto Cruz, a Salvadoran national convicted for his role in the 1997 Cuba hotel bombings, is released after serving a 30-year prison sentence ...
Havana (/ h ə ˈ v æ n ə /; Spanish: La Habana [la aˈβana] ⓘ) [5] is the capital and largest city of Cuba.The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. [6]
Granma is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. It was formed in 1965 by the merger of two previous papers, Revolución (from Spanish: "Revolution") and Hoy ("Today"). [1] Publication of the newspaper began in February 1966. [2]
Geography of Cuba Sierra Maestra Viñales Valley. Cuba is located 77 km (48 mi) west of Haiti across the Windward Passage, 22.5 km (14.0 mi) south of The Bahamas (Cay Lobos), 150 km (93 mi) south of the United States (Key West, Florida), 210 km (130 mi) east of Mexico, and 140 km (87 mi) north of Jamaica.
June 24 - 2021 Cuban protests: A court in Cuba sentences two protesters to between five and nine years in prison for desecrating the Cuban flag and resisting authority during last year's protests. [3] July 7 - Authorities in Cuba say that dengue fever cases have increased 21.7% from last year and describe the epidemiological situation as ...