Hurricane Rafael blew through western Cuba on Wednesday night, flooding streets, damaging buildings and plunging millions of people into darkness. The country’s national power company said strong winds had caused the blackout.

Hurricane Rafael brought strong winds, causing a shutdown of the country's electricity system for the second time in just weeks.

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 ...