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☆ Cuba slowly begins to restore power after Hurricane Ian knocks out grid
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Dave Sherwood | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniHAVANA, Cuba, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Cuba had slowly begun to restore power across the eastern end of the island, the state electricity provider said early on Wednesday, after Hurricane Ian caused the country's grid to collapse, turning off the lights for more than 11 million people. But officials said Hurricane Ian had proven too much, knocking out power even in far eastern Cuba, which was largely unaffected by the storm. By early morning Wednesday, officials said some power had been restored to the areas with the least storm damage. Further west in Cuba, nearer the capital Havana, the process would be slower and more "complicated," the generator said. Ian, which left a swath of destruction and at least two dead across western Cuba, has now strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.

☆ Cuba entirely without power after Hurricane Ian
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

HAVANA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Cuba's electrical grid collapsed late on Tuesday, leaving the entire country without power shortly after the passage of Hurricane Ian, which ravaged the western end of the island with violent winds and flooding. Lázaro Guerra, Technical Director of the Electric Union of Cuba, said a failure in the national electric system, in part associated with the storm, had affected infrastructure, state-run media reported. Guerra said the union would work through the night and early Wednesday to restore power. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Dave Sherwood; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

A man collects empty cans at the seafront ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Ian in Havana, Cuba, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniHAVANA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Hurricane Ian is expected to hammer western Cuba late in the day with heavy winds and rain and a potentially life-threatening storm surge after strengthening overnight from a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. "Devastating wind damage is possible where the core of Ian moves across western Cuba," the center said. The U.S. hurricane center said the highest risk of life-threatening storm surge would occur along Florida's western coast from Fort Myers to the Tampa Bay region. In Cuba, officials have placed the island's western provinces under a hurricane alert and have announced plans for allocating food and evacuating people from low-lying areas.

☆ Cubans head to polls to vote on government-sponsored code to legalize gay marriage, adoption
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

referring to a family code referendum to take place on September 25, is displayed in Havana, Cuba, September 19, 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"My expectation is that most of the population will vote 'yes'," Diaz-Canel said. The code, which has undergone 25 drafts, nearly 80,000 townhall-style meetings and 300,000 suggestions from the public, is expected to draw millions of Cubans to the polls. There are no independent, outside observers of Cuban elections, however, citizens may observe the count at their precincts immediately following the vote. "The vote will be close ... aspects of this code have divided the opinions of the public, even families," she said.

A group of partial hearing visitors touch a four-month-old jaguar cub named Cindy at the Cuba's national zoo in Havana, Cuba, September 21, 2022. Earlier this year, sign language interpreters began accompanying groups of deaf visitors aboard the bus and trails that take them across an enclosed plain designed to imitate the African savannah. "Previously, very few (deaf) people visited the zoo because they could only see the animals," said Yoandra Oliva López, an interpreter and educator with the zoo. Zoo officials said they were also working to begin similar tours specifically for deaf children. Cuba's National Zoo is a favorite attraction for Cubans, with 1,473 specimens of more than 120 species of animals.

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