Hurricane Rafael is swirling over the Gulf of Mexico where it’s expected to break apart after plowing through Cuba, knocking out the country’s power grid and collapsing hundreds of homes.
Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday as a powerful Category 3 hurricane, shortly after powerful winds knocked out the country’s power grid. People recover belongings from their houses, which were destroyed by Hurricane Rafael , in Alquizar, Cuba , Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Children play on a road next to a banana plantation that was destroyed after the passage of Hurricane Rafael , in Guira de Melena, Cuba , Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.
It was forecast to move westward toward Mexico in the coming days and forecasters warned that swells from the hurricane were likely to cause “life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.” The hurricane tore through Jamaica and the Cayman Islands earlier in the week, knocking out power and fueling mudslides. On Wednesday evening, it barreled into Cuba, causing yet another headache for the island.
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