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Tropical Storm Oscar brings winds and heavy rains to eastern Cuba
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 6:40pm ET on October 20, 2024, shows Hurricane Oscar
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TROPICAL Storm Oscar advanced across eastern Cuba early today 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 60mph in the morning as Oscar moved west-southwest at 5mph, the US’s 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 75mph.
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