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Photos show aftermath of Hurricane Rafael in Cuba A man pushes a scooter as Hurricane Rafael passes by Havana, Cuba, Nov. 6, 2024. A tourist from China tries to hold his umbrella as Hurricane ...
The hurricane had moved 155 miles (250 km) north and west of Havana by Thursday morning, spinning off into the Gulf of Mexico where it no longer pose Cuba left without electricity after hit from ...
A resident of San Miguel Del Padrón in Havana said the electricity was back Monday morning, only to go out again a few minutes later. Hurricane Oscar makes landfall on eastern Cuba as island-wide ...
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 ...
Havana lies on the northern coast of Cuba along the Straits of Florida, south of the Florida Keys, where the Gulf of Mexico joins the Atlantic Ocean. The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay, which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbors: Marimelena, Guanabacoa, and Atarés.
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]
Tropical Storm Rafael was centered 65 miles east-northeast of Grand Cayman and about 230 miles south-southeast of Havana, Cuba at 1 a,m., the hurricane center said. With winds of 80 mph, the storm ...
HAVANA (Reuters) - More than half of Cuba was without power on Thursday evening as fuel shortages and broken-down power plants left the government with little choice but to black out a vast swath ...