Hurricane Ian plunges Cuba into darkness. Next, Florida | Visuals

Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a significant hurricane, forsaking a swath of destruction. The hurricane induced the nation’s grid to break down, forsaking 11 million individuals with no electrical energy. The hurricane then churned right into a collision course with Florida.

Fallen utility poles and fallen branches line a road after Hurricane Ian hit Cuba. (AP picture)

11 million individuals in Cuba have been left with no electrical energy. (Image: AP)

The hurricane, which made landfall in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province on Tuesday, pressured 1000’s to evacuate.

A household walks by means of the rain searching for shelter after their house flooded when Hurricane Ian hit in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. (AP picture)

As many as two individuals died throughout western Cuba as a result of affect of the hurricane.

A lady retrieves her belongings from her house broken by Hurricane Ian in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. (Image: AP)

Large waves and gusty winds additionally lashed Havana because it caught the tail finish of hurricane Ian because it turned in direction of Florida. In the aftermath, the town was left with a tangled mess of downed bushes, trash and electrical and phone wire.

A pedestrian crosses an empty road throughout the passing of Hurricane Ian in Havana. (AP Photo)

Ian strengthened into an especially harmful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday, as per the US National Hurricane Center.

This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite tv for pc handout picture reveals the attention of Hurricane Ian approaching Ian on September 28. (AFP picture)

Meanwhile, heavy winds and rain pummelled Florida on Wednesday as Hurricane Ian intensified, threatening to wreak “catastrophic” destruction on the southern US state.

A sail boat lies on the underside of Charlotte Harbor as tide retreats forward Hurricane Ian in Punta Gorda, Florida. (AFP picture)

Forecasters have warned of in depth flooding and devastating winds.

(With inputs from AP, AFP)

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