Hurricane Ian’s Aftermath In Cuba

Hurricane Ian had left Cuba in the dark after it knocked out the country’s electricity grid.

According to a statement from Cuba’s Electric Union, authorities worked through the night to progressively restore power to the country’s 11 million residents. Approximately one million people originally lost power in the western provinces of Cuba, but eventually, the entire grid failed.

Cuba has been grappling with severe economic crises and regular power shortages before Ian’s arrival in recent months. It made landfall as a Category 3 storm on the western part of the island, wreaking havoc in the province of Pinar del Ro, where much of the tobacco for Cuba’s famous cigars is grown.

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated, while others fled the area. Ian caused floods, property destruction, and uprooted trees. Authorities were still surveying the damage, but no fatalities had been recorded.