Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country's power grid.

Tall waves lashed at the shores of Havana as strong winds knocked out power across the island.

Cuba is reeling after a powerful Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island and fierce winds knocked out the country’s power grid.

Although Rafael is no longer a major hurricane, it continues to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging, hurricane-force ...

Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island's southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and wreaking havoc ...

Hurricane Rafael is currently a Category 3 storm expected to make landfall in western Cuba before entering the Gulf of Mexico ...

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Wednesday’s total blackout also follows a similar episode last month when the entire country lost power for several days.

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Hurricane Rafael is on track to affect the western Gulf of Mexico sometime later this weekend or early next week.

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