Packing winds of 140 kilometers (85 miles) per hour, Oscar was forecast to reach eastern Cuba on Sunday, where heavy rains are expected, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
On Friday, around midday, the island's largest power plant shut down, triggering Cuba's biggest blackout in at least two years.
"Maximum sustained winds based on aircraft data are near 80 mph, with higher gusts," according to the National Hurricane ...
Hurricane Oscar is being closely monitored by the National Hurricane Center as it makes its way toward Cuba on Sunday.
Tropical Storm Oscar has been upgraded to a hurricane just hours after forming near Turks and Caicos Islands Saturday morning ...
Hurricane Oscar has made landfall on Great Inagua island in the Bahamas and is expected to reach Guantanamo or Holguin in Cuba on Sunday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
As per the National Hurricane Center's 2 am Sunday update, the tropical storm Oscar has developed into a Category 1 hurricane ...
Hurricane conditions are expected to continue into Sunday across the Turks and Caicos and the Southeastern Bahamas, where ...
Article last updated: Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, 2 a.m. ET ...
Hurricane Oscar formed Saturday off the coast of the Bahamas and brushed past the Turks and Caicos islands to the south ...
Parts of the capital Havana and some hospitals have had their electricity restored after the national grid collapsed twice in a span of 24 hours, according to state-affiliated media.
With the country already suffering this weekend from a nationwide blackout, conditions in Eastern Cuba are expected to ...