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OKIsItJustMe

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Thu Nov 7, 2024, 12:52 AM Nov 7

AP: Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

https://apnews.com/article/rafael-hurricane-storm-cuba-mexico-texas-fc83c4db8e13b9da1a3fa7ec5b6f3319
Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
Updated 11:15 PM EST, November 6, 2024

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island and knocked out the country’s power grid.

The magnitude of the impact remained unclear through the early hours of the day, but forecasters warned that Hurricane Rafael could bring “life-threatening” storm surges, winds and flash floods to Cuba after ravaging parts of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

On Wednesday evening, massive waves lashed at Havana’s shores as sharp winds and rain whipped at the historic cityscape, leaving trees littered on flooded roads. Much of the city was dark and deserted.

As it plowed across Cuba, the storm slowed to a Category 2 hurricane chugging into the Gulf of Mexico near northern Mexico and southern Texas, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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AP: Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid (Original Post) OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 OP
NHC: HURRICANE RAFAEL OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #1
Can't wait until TSF gets rid of NOAA and zuul Nov 7 #2
Trump Will Fix It!!! hatrack Nov 7 #3
News Wrap: Hurricane Rafael damages Cuba's already vulnerable power grid OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #4

zuul

(14,669 posts)
2. Can't wait until TSF gets rid of NOAA and
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 06:34 AM
Nov 7

no one can afford flood insurance and hurricanes get stronger and more erratic! I live in New Orleans. Fun times ahead!

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