Hurricane Rafael Leaves Cuba in Darkness After Power Grid Collapse

The Category 3 storm caused widespread devastation, leading to evacuations and exacerbating Cuba's existing energy crisis.

Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm, causing a nationwide blackout and damaging infrastructure.
The storm's impact was severe, with winds reaching 115 mph, uprooting trees, and toppling power lines across the island.
Cuban authorities evacuated over 70,000 people ahead of the hurricane, which followed closely on the heels of Hurricane Oscar.
Cuba's already fragile power grid, suffering from frequent outages, was further strained, leaving millions without electricity.
Rafael is now moving westward across the Gulf of Mexico, with forecasts predicting it will weaken before making any further landfall.