At Least Six People Dead After Cuba Hit by Tropical Storm Oscar

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Tropical Storm Oscar leaves a trail of destruction in Cuba after hitting the eastern part of the Caribbean country as a category one hurricane. The death toll has reached at least six people amid a major power blackout.

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00:00At least six people have been killed by Tropical Storm Oscar in Cuba amid a nationwide power

00:06blackout.

00:07Oscar hit the eastern end of the Caribbean country as a Category 1 hurricane, unleashing

00:13historic flooding.

00:14Oscar weakened after making landfall and has been downgraded to a tropical storm.

00:20The country's power grid collapsed ahead of Oscar's arrival, but energy officials say

00:24they have restored electricity to most households in the capital, Havana.

00:29Recovery operations are still underway.

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