‘It’s not Gaza, is it?’ - Tourists in Cuba calm as hurricane Rafael approaches

Record ID: 1854636

  • Title: ‘It’s not Gaza, is it?’ - Tourists in Cuba calm as hurricane Rafael approaches
  • Date: 6th November 2024
  • Summary: HAVANA, CUBA (NOVEMBER 6, 2024) (REUTERS) POLISH TOURIST, KLARA KSZCZOTEK, STANDING WITH HER FAMILY, AT VIEWPOINT OBSERVING CITY COASTLINE CITY'S COASTLINE AND THE SEA VARIOUS OF KSZCZOTEK AND HER FAMILY POSING FOR PHOTO (SOUNDBITE) (English) POLISH TOURIST, KLARA KSZCZOTEK, SAYING: “I guess we are not really scared, because we are watching the news and so on, for now I think we are fine.” TOURIST TAKING PHOTOS AND HOLDING UMBRELLA HIT BY WIND TOURIST’S CAMERA TOURIST TAKING PHOTOS WHILE HOLDING UMBRELLA AND SAYING (English): “Beautiful” TOURISTS WALKING DOWN STREET (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH TOURIST, THOMAS HENDERSON, SAYING: “Let’s just wait and see. It’s not Gaza, is it? It’s only about wind and rain, and perhaps no electricity and perhaps no lights. Maybe let’s make it an adventure.” PEOPLE WITH UMBRELLAS CROSSING AVENUE TOURISTS OUTSIDE HOTEL TOURISTS VISITING HAVANA'S CENTRAL PARK (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) COLOMBIAN TOURIST, KELLI LLANOS, SAYING: “Well, they told us that the hurricane will pass in the afternoon, so we are taking advantage of the morning to explore what we haven’t seen yet. We have our flight planned for tomorrow, so we are a bit worried that the storm might affect it.” PATROL CAR DRIVING DOWN AVENUE WITH LOUDSPEAKER BROADCASTING INFORMATION ABOUT HURRICANE RAFAEL TOURISTS WALKING DOWN MALECON AVENUE COLONIAL CASTLE NEXT TO BAY ENTRANCE WITH CITY SKYLINE IN THE BACKGROUND
  • Embargoed: 20th November 2024 18:58
  • Keywords: Cuba Disaster Hurricane Storm Turists
  • Location: HAVANA, CUBA
  • City: HAVANA, CUBA
  • Country: Cuba
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,South America / Central America,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
  • Reuters ID: LVA001785506112024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Tourists in Cuba stayed calm on Wednesday (November 6) as Hurricane Rafael approached the Caribbean island.
    Despite warnings and strong winds, tourists walked through the streets of Havana with many viewing the storm’s arrival as an unexpected “adventure.”
    “It’s not Gaza, is it? It’s only about wind and rain, and maybe no electricity,” said British tourist Thomas Henderson as he toured Havana's historic center.
    The National Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Rafael to a Category 3 storm, raising concerns about heavy winds and flooding.
    Local authorities warned of dangerous storm surges and destructive waves in Cuba’s western regions and potential flash flooding in the central mountain areas.
    Meanwhile, the Caribbean nation continues to recover from last month’s national electric grid collapse, which left roughly 10 million people without power for several days.
    Rafael is a few miles south of the Cuban coast, and its maximum sustained winds are more than 110 mph (177 km/h).
    (Production: Mario Fuentes, Carlos Carrillo, Alien Fernandez, Hugo Monnet)
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