Hurricane Dennis kills 32
Deadly Hurricane Dennis pummelled Havana into the early morning hours on Saturday, uprooting trees and leaving the city's 2.2 million people in darkness after earlier killing 32 people in southeastern Cuba and Haiti.
The storm weakened as it crossed Cuba from a ferocious Category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale to a less severe Category 2, but its 110-mph (180 kph) winds still screamed through the deserted streets of the Cuban capital, where many live in decrepit colonial buildings.
Residents said trees were plucked from the ground.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said Dennis -- the strongest hurricane recorded so early in an Atlantic storm season -- would strengthen again on Saturday as it re-emerged over warm open water and skipped south of the Florida Keys.
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