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Late-season Caribbean hurricane expected to hit Cuba this week

A satellite image provided by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows weather systems in the Caribbean and Atlantic on November 3, 2024 [NOAA via AP]

Miami, Florida, United States – A hurricane is expected to form in the Caribbean and bring heavy rain and mudslides to Cuba before heading into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, according to the US National Weather Service.

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Monday as it approaches Jamaica and could also bring heavy rainfall to the Florida Keys and parts of the southeastern US later in the week, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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