Cuba begins to restore electricity after major storm
Cuba begins to restore electricity after major storm
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In photos The impact of Hurricane Ian on Cuba
An old American car passes through a flooded street in Havana on Sept. 28 after the passage of Hurricane Ian. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images After tore into western Cuba leaving the island on Tuesday, officials said Wednesday they had begun to restore some power, AP . Driving the news: Cuba's Energy and Mines Ministry announced it had restored energy to three regions, including parts of the capital, Havana, after activating two large power plants in Felton and Nuevitas, per AP.Officials were to get other provinces and regions back online. The big picture: as a Category 3 storm at 4:30am ET Tuesday in Pinar del Río province, western Cuba — where officials set up shelters and rushed in emergency personnel to help protect crops in the nation’s main tobacco-growing region.As of Wednesday afternoon, two people were reported to have been killed in Pinar del Río, according to local media cited by AP.
In photos
A welcome sign in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba, is seen in the street after being knocked down by Hurricane Ian on Sept. 27. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesTobacco farm owner Maritza Carpio surveys her destroyed tobacco house in San Juan y Martínez on Sept. 27 after the passage of Hurricane Ian. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesTobacco company worker Caridad Álvarez stands in her house destroyed by Hurricane Ian. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesCaridad Álvarez (right) and her husband Alberto Naranjo on Sept. 27 carrying their belongings. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesSelf-employed worker Alberto Naranjo surveys his destroyed house in San Juan y Martinez on Sept. 27. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesA damaged house and flooded area in San Juan y Martinez. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople repair a damaged roof in San Juan y Martinez. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesA man walking along a street of San Juan y Martinez on Sept. 27 after the passage of Hurricane Ian. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesCubans in San Juan y Martinez transport their personal belongings in an ox cart on Sept. 27 after the passage of Hurricane Ian. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty ImagesThe sun is seen rising and illuminating Havana on Sept. 27 after the passage of Hurricane Ian. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty ImagesThe El Capitolio Nacional building in Havana, Cuba, seen during a blackout on Sept. 27. Cuba was left in the dark on that night due to a widespread blackout caused by damage to its power grid. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople are seen observing part of a power line in a street in Pinar del Río on Sept. 27. Photo: Yander Zamora/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesPeople are seen standing and observing the waves hitting the Malecon in Havana on Sept. 28 after the passage of Hurricane Ian. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty ImagesA man walks through a flooded street in Havana on Sept. 28. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty ImagesA man cleans a sewer at the Malecon in Havana on Sept. 28. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople walk through a flooded street in Havana on Sept. 28. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty ImagesA man walks by the Malecon in Havana on Sept. 28. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images Go deeper: