A significant shift in the storm's forecast track means threat to the US is dwindling but is increasing for Mexico's Gulf Coast
A significant shift in the storm's forecast track means threat to the US is dwindling but is increasing for Mexico's Gulf CoastA significant shift in the storm's forecast track means the threat to the US is dwindling, but is increasing for Mexico's Gulf Coast.
The hurricane rapidly intensified ahead of landfall in Cuba late Wednesday afternoon. Rapid intensification is happening more frequently as the atmosphere and oceans warm due to fossil fuel pollution; Rafael is the ninth storm to rapidly intensify in the Atlantic basin this year.Rafael delivered a devastating blow as the first Category 3 hurricane to hit Cuba since Ian in 2022 and the second hurricane to hit the country in recent weeks.
Operations at two electrical plants were partially restored and parts of eastern and central Cuba had electricity back up by Thursday afternoon, state media reported. Thousands of people in the western Artemisa province were evacuated from coastal zones ahead of landfall, officials said on state TV. Rafael's core came ashore just east of Playa Majana in the province.
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