Published On: Thu, Nov 7th, 2024

Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power grid, slows to Category 2

Rescue workers walk along a darkened street in Havana after Hurricane Rafael passed through.

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

CBC | World News

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Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power grid, slows to Category 2