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6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Cuba after hurricanes and blackouts
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has shaken eastern Cuba after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reelingTop stories - ABC News - November 10 -
Rafael weakens into a tropical storm as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after lashing Cuba
Hurricane Rafael has weakened into a tropical storm as it swirls through the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to break apart after plowing through Cuba, knocking out the country’s power grid and ...World - ABC News - November 8 -
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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 - November 8 -
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 ...Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
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 - November 7 -
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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 gridWorld - ABC News - November 6 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 7 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
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 - November 6 -
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.Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
Two bondage fans in Cuba: Jean-François Bouchard’s best photograph
‘Felix runs a weekly class teaching the art of Japanese bondage in Havana. It was his idea to have Katy smoking a cigar. They’re part of a subculture most foreigners don’t know exists’. . . . I ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
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 - November 6 -
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 sayWorld - ABC News - November 6 -
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 - November 6 -
Tropical Storm Rafael gains intensity in Caribbean as it nears Cuba
Storm expected to reach hurricane status but should weaken before it hits the US Gulf coast. Tropical Storm Rafael has grown more powerful in the Caribbean Sea and is poised to reach hurricane ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Mexico shamefully joins Russia, Venezuela in backing Cuba's dictatorship
Mexico has become the new Soviet Union of the 21st century for Cuba, providing 5.4 million barrels of oil and 100 tons of meat to the island, while rejecting a presidential invitation to the Summit ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Argentina’s Javier Milei fires foreign minister over pro-Cuba vote
President’s office says the country is ‘categorically opposed to the dictatorship’ in HavanaBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
‘There is no money’: Cuba fears total collapse amid grid failure and financial crisis
Repeated blackouts leave residents concerned about food, water supply and Cuba’s future. Maria Elena Cárdenas is 76 and lives in a municipal shelter on Amargura Street in Havana’s colonial old ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
What's behind Cuba's ongoing energy crisis?
The lights are turning back on in Cuba after a major power plant failure plunged the entire nation into darkness last week. While the majority of power has been restored, the blackout is serving as ...Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
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 rainWorld - ABC News - October 22
