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A day later, Ike made a second landfall in western Cuba, after brushing the country's southern coast. Ike killed seven people throughout Cuba, and imparted US$7.325 billion in damage. High waters flooded coastal areas up to 400 m (1,300 ft) inland where Ike first moved ashore. The storm wrecked 1,638 km (1,018 mi) of roads.
Tornadoes in Cuba are not a rare occurrence as the island nation has been struck before in its history; the first tornado ever filmed was located in Cuba in 1933. [3] [4] Many of Cuba's tornadoes have intensity ratings of FU/EFU to F2/EF2 on the Fujita scale. However, five F3/EF3 and four F4/ EF4 tornadoes have been observed. [1]
In July 2005, Cuba weathered Hurricane Dennis and in September 2004 Hurricane Ivan – two of the most powerful storms to strike the Caribbean in the last decades. [1] In the case of Dennis, just 10 people died amid massive damage to island, [2] while Ivan claimed not a single victim. [3]
Helene was churning about 180 miles (277 km) south of the western tip of Cuba as it barreled northwest, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center ...
A light post toppled by heavy winds lies on a street after Hurricane Rafael knocked out the country's electrical grid, leaving 10 million people without electric service, in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 7 ...
Millions of people visit the island of Cuba each year for its mild tropical clime, beautiful beaches, and jazzy "Latin 1950s" feel (not to mention the cigars). The country also has a reputation ...
Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with about 10 million ...
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.