Havana — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island and knocked out the country’s power grid.

A powerful Category 3 hurricane brought massive waves that lashed at Havana’s shores as sharp winds and rain whipped at the historic cityscape.

Hurricane Rafael continued to lose steam in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after striking Cuba as a Category 3 major hurricane one day earlier. As of 7 a.m., Rafael was still a Category 2