Cuba was without power once again as strong winds from Hurricane Rafael disconnected the power across the island, the county's electric company said, weeks after another nationwide blackout. The Category 3 storm swirled past the Cayman Islands on its way ...

Hurricane Rafael knocked out power to all of Cuba on Wednesday as it made landfall on the island still reeling from a recent blackout and a previous major storm, the national power company said.

Cuba has suffered a nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael brings winds of up to 185km/h (115mph) to the Caribbean island. A statement from the country's national energy company said "strong winds caused by the major hurricane Rafael caused the shutdown of the national electricity system" and that emergency protocols had been activated.