Tropical Storm Rafael forms in Caribbean, to strengthen into hurricane before landfall in Cuba
Tuesday, 5 November 2024 Tropical Storm Rafael, anticipated to escalate into a hurricane, is projected to hit Florida later this week. The storm, currently south of Jamaica, will likely impact the Cayman Islands and Cuba with heavy rainfall, posing risks of floods and mudslides.
Cubans evacuate and prepare ahead of Hurricane Rafael, which is expected to make landfall on the island as a hurricane on November 6, compounding the misery wrought by a massive blackout and Hurricane Oscar. On Wednesday morning, the storm was about 260 kilometers southeast of Havana and was packing...