[Regnum] At least eight people have fallen victim to Hurricane Oscar in Cuba, and two more people are missing. This was reported by the country's civil protection service.
The disaster hit the island nation 10 days ago. The department's page on the social network X notes that two children, aged 6 and 12, were also injured.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, Hurricane Oscar formed in the Atlantic Ocean on October 19 and began moving west at a speed of 19 kilometers per hour. It was noted that the speed of wind gusts in the zone of this cyclone reaches about 36 meters per second.
That same day, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez announced that Cuba was preparing for the Oscars to strike. He noted that authorities had begun working hard to protect people and economic resources from the elements.