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Hurricane Milton reaches Category 5, Cuba on alert

Hurricane Milton reached Category 5 on the Saffir Simpson scale on Monday and is moving slowly east-southeast over the Gulf of Mexico, a situation that Cuba is watching closely

7 October, 2024 - 4:15pm

In its special warning issued at 1:00 p.m., local time, the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) reported that by the end of the morning, Milton had gained maximum sustained winds of 260 kilometers per hour and its pressure had dropped to 925 hectopascals.

During the next 12 to 24 hours, the hurricane is expected to move in a similar direction, inclining its path to the east, passing very close to or over the Yucatan Peninsula.

Forecast models indicate that on Tuesday, the........

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