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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Mark Moore

Cuba Scrambles To Restore Power To Millions After Another Blackout

Streets are empty in western Cuba on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael threatens the island. Rafael hit Cuba on Wednesday, knocking out power to 10 million people. (Credit: AFP)

Authorities scrambled to return power to Cuba on Thursday after Hurricane Rafael's damaging winds collapsed the island's electric grid, leaving 10 million people in the dark, according to a report.

Rafael slammed into the Caribbean island on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm with winds as strong as 115 mph, damaging homes, felling telephone poles and ripping out trees before heading west into the Gulf of Mexico.

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