People recover belongings from their houses, which were destroyed by Hurricane Rafael, in Alquizar, Cuba. (Picture credit: AP) Southern Cuba was struck by two powerful earthquakes on Sunday, just days after the island was battered by Hurricane Rafael and Oscar.According to the US Geological Survey, the first tremor, measuring 5.9 magnitude, occurred at around 11…
Hurricane Oscar made landfall in the Cuban province of Guantanamo, near Baracoa, on Monday, with maximum sustained winds of approximately 80 mph (130 kph), according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm had previously struck the southeastern Bahamas, specifically Great Inagua island, earlier on Sunday.Forecasters predict that eastern Cuba will experience heavy…
Cuba hit by national blackout (Picture credit: Reuters) HAVANA: A hurricane was bearing down on Cuba Sunday as the island nation’s authorities scrambled to restore power following a massive nationwide outage.The expected arrival of Hurricane Oscar, just days after the failure of Cuba’s largest power plant crippled the national grid, piles more pressure on a…
