BFF-27 Three killed, 172 hurt in Havana tornado: Cuban president

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Three killed, 172 hurt in Havana tornado: Cuban president

HAVANA, Jan 28, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A powerful tornado that struck Havana
killed three people and left 172 injured, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel
said early Monday.

Diaz-Canel, who toured the darkened streets of Havana in the pre-dawn hours
visiting emergency crews, wrote on Twitter that damages to the Cuban capital
from the late Sunday tornado “were severe.”

BSS/AFP/IJ/1444 hrs