Hurricane Oscar hit Cuba on Sunday, bringing strong winds, a powerful storm surge and rain to eastern parts of the Caribbean island, threatening to further complicate government efforts to restore services as the country struggles to regain power after the worst blackout in years.
Cuba’s meteorological service warned of “an extremely dangerous situation” in the east of the country, while the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported winds of 120 km/h as the storm moved across the island.
Earlier, Hurricane Oscar hit Inagua Island in the Bahamas.
The Cuban government canceled classes until Wednesday (23) — an almost unprecedented move in Cuba — citing the hurricane and the ongoing energy crisis. Officials said only essential workers should leave their homes on Monday (21).
Cuba had restored power to 160,000 customers in Havana shortly before the grid collapse on Sunday, giving some residents a spark of hope.
The NHC expects Oscar to lose strength, but it could still be a tropical storm when it moves north of Cuba on Monday (21) and crosses the central Bahamas on Tuesday (22).
This content was originally published in Rains and rough seas in Cuba with the arrival of hurricane Oscar on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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