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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.”
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