Cubans evacuate and prepare ahead of Hurricane Rafael

Cubans evacuate and prepare ahead of Hurricane Rafael

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 winds of 99 mph (160 kph), making it a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Five is the strongest.