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 western Cuba, which is still reeling from a recent blackout and Hurricane Oscar.
Early on Wednesday it was about 160 miles (260km) south-east of Havana and packing winds of 99mph (160km/h), making it a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Five is the strongest.
Guardian staff contributed reporting
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