The Granma newspaper in Cuba reported on October 20th that Hurricane Oscar was a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. The storm made landfall, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms to several locations and mountainous areas in the east.
The US National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Oscar had maximum sustained winds of nearly 120 km/h and was moving north, according to USA Today . Eastern Cuba is forecast to receive 150-300 mm of rainfall, with some areas potentially receiving up to 450 mm, as of October 23rd, and warnings of storm surges are in place.
Heavy rain falls on a road in Havana, Cuba, on October 19.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met with officials on October 20 to assess the storm's impact and discuss measures to mitigate damage. Cuba has suspended school until October 23, and only essential workers are required to return to work on October 21.
Experts predict the storm will weaken after making landfall and moving through the eastern mountains of Cuba, but Oscar could still maintain tropical storm winds by the end of October 21.
The storm hit at a time when Cuba was experiencing a power outage due to a coal-fired power plant failure on October 18. The Cuban government said that the power system would be restored by the evening of October 21, or at the latest by October 22.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bao-oscar-do-bo-cuba-185241021093309629.htm
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