People run on the street as Hurricane Rafael passes by Havana, Cuba, November 6, 2024.
Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 hurricane two weeks after powerful winds knocked out the country's power grid.The storm, which knocked out power and dumped rain on the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, churned past the Isle of Youth and was expected to make landfall in the coming hours on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the Cuban government issued an alert for the incoming storm while crews in Havana worked to fortify buildings and clear scraps from seaside areas in anticipation of flooding.What is rapid intensification in hurricanes, and is it happening more often? The storm is bad news for Cuba, which is struggling with devastating blackouts while recovering from another hurricane two weeks ago that killed at least six people in the eastern part of the island.Cuba's power grid suffers yet another collapse as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall
Silvia Pérez, a 72-year-old retiree living in a coastal area of Havana was among those scrambling to prepare. As other neighbors moved appliances and other furniture from ground floor homes, worried about floods, Pérez stocked up on water and food. A hurricane warning was in effect on Wednesday for a portion of the Cayman Islands and the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, La Habana, Mayabeque, Matanzas and the Isle of Youth.
Heavy rainfall also was expected to spread north into Florida and nearby areas of the southeast U.S. during the middle to late part of the week.
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