HAVANA (AP) – Tropical Storm Oscar advanced across eastern Cuba early yesterday after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the island already beleaguered by a massive power outage.
Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 95 kilometres per hour (kph) early yesterday as Oscar moved west-southwest at 8kph, the United States (US) National Hurricane Centre in Miami said.
Oscar made landfall in the eastern province of Guantanamo, near the city of Baracoa, on Sunday evening with winds of 120 kph. Rain and flooding in low-lying areas were reported in eastern provinces. Cuban media said two metre swells were hitting the coast and roofs and walls in Baracoa had been damaged.
The storm is expected to move across the island and approach the central Bahamas today, US forecasters said.
Cuba suffered an islandwide power blackout on Friday. Some electrical service was restored on Saturday, but most residents remain without power.
