Weather Tracker: Hurricane Rafael triggers nationwide blackout in Cuba

Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua also reeling after fifth major hurricane of season causes landslides and flooding. Hurricane Rafael became the 17th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic ...

World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago

Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall

Island’s national power company says strong winds from category 3 hurricane caused disconnection. Cuba’s national power grid has suffered a country-wide blackout as Hurricane Rafael made landfall ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Hurricane Rafael knocks out power in Cuba, weeks after nationwide blackout

Cuba was without power nationwide for the second time in just weeks, as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on Wednesday afternoon.

Hurricane Rafael intensifies to category 3 as battered Cuba braces for new storm

More than 70,000 people reportedly evacuated and military mobilised with hurricane close to making landfall. Hurricane Rafael has intensified into a category 3 hurricane as it nears the coast of ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Cuba Faces Hurricane Oscar After Nationwide Blackout. How Much Can the Island Endure?

The repeated failure of the power grid and a hurricane that has swamped the island’s eastern end has many Cubans fed up, posing a challenge to the Communist government.

World - The New York Times - October 21

Hurricane Rafael tracker: Category 2 storm moves into the Gulf of Mexico after making landfall in Cuba

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba as it struggles with power outage

Millions of people are still without power, with food rotting in fridges and no water supply in many homes.

Cuba's Government Struggles to Restore Power After Nationwide Blackout

Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 21

Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7

A small town in far eastern Cuba is recovering from flooding that killed at least seven people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain

World - ABC News - October 22

Cuba works to restore power after hurricane blackout

Hurricane Rafael brought strong winds, causing a shutdown of the country's electricity system for the second time in just weeks.

Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba reeling, moves into Gulf of Mexico

Cuba was reeling from a fierce major hurricane that ripped across the island and knocked out its power grid, after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

World - CBS News - 2 days ago

Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane

Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in western Cuba before weakening, the National Hurricane Center said.

Whole of Cuba loses power as Hurricane Rafael hits

The category three storm made landfall on Wednesday and is expected to bring storm surges and floods.

Rafael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba

Rafael intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba, forecasters say

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Hurricane Rafael strengthens to Category 3 before landfall in Cuba

Hurricane Rafael strengthened to a major Category 3 hurricane as it nears the western coast of Cuba.

Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island

Hurricane Rafael has pushed into the Gulf of Mexico after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country’s power grid

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Cuba's power grid goes down as Hurricane Rafael hits the island

Hurricane Rafael collapsed Cuba's national electrical grid. The Miami-based NHC warned of a "Life-threatening storm surge, damaging hurricane-force and flash flooding across much of western Cuba.

Cuba reels as Hurricane Rafael knocks out power grid and destroys homes

Some 50,000 people took shelter in Havana after storm made landfall as category 3 on Wednesday. Cuba has been left reeling after a fierce category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, knocking ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Watch as Hurricane Rafael's whipping winds topple stadium floodlights in Cuba

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Hurricane Rafael leaves Cuba reeling after hitting as a Category 3 storm

Cuba was left picking up the pieces after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island, destroying hundreds of homes, knocking out the country’s power grid. Areas to the south of Havana ...

Hurricane Rafael swirls over Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba

World - Yahoo News - 11 hours ago

Hurricane Rafael swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba

Hurricane Rafael is swirling over the Gulf of Mexico where it’s expected to break apart after plowing through Cuba, knocking out the country’s power grid and collapsing hundreds of homes

World - ABC News - 4 hours ago

Tropical Storm Rafael forms and is forecast to bring heavy rains to Jamaica before likely hitting Cuba as a hurricane

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Tropical Storm Rafael chugs past Jamaica as Cuba prepares for another hurricane hit

Tropical Storm Rafael is chugging past the western tip of Jamaica and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it heads toward Cuba

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

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