Hurricane Ian leaves Cuba without power as storm heads towards Florida |
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Cuba’s electricity grid collapsed, leaving the entire country without power in the wake of Hurricane Ian, as residents in Florida braced for the arrival of what is predicted to be a 'very severe' category-4 storm.
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The western end of Cuba was hit by violent winds and flooding on Tuesday, affecting infrastructure, state-run media reported. In Florida, businesses were shuttering and officials ordered 2.5 million people to evacuate before the storm reached shore on Wednesday. Hurricane Ian: Cuba left without power as intensifying storm heads to Florida ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/27/hurricane-ian-florida-tampa-cuba The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #Cuba #HurricaneIan #Florida #Electricity #ExtremeWeather #StormIan #ClimateChange |