Place: Isle of Youth

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'Many injured' by hurricane Gustav

Gustav slammed into Cuba’s tobacco-growing western tip as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane while both Cubans and Americans scrambled to flee the storm as it roared toward the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans.

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Cuba: Runaway soldiers kill officer in plane hijack bid

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First evacuations as Wilma grows more intense

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Hurricane Wilma on Caribbean rampage

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'Get out' warning as hurricane Charley bears down on Florida

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Cuban hijack plane takes off again

Hijacker sparks Havana airport stand-off

A man claiming to be armed with two grenades tried to hijack a passenger plane from Cuba’s Isle of Youth to the United States last night, but the plane was forced to land in Havana because of insufficient fuel.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2003

Six suspects in detention after Cuban airliner hijacking

A CUBAN plane carrying 35 passengers and crew was hijacked on Wednesday night and forced to fly to Florida, where it landed in Key West under escort of US military jets, US and Cuban authorities said.

Fri, 21 Mar, 2003

Hurricane Isidore reaches Cuba

Hurricane Isidore has buffeted Cuba’s small Isle of Youth with strong winds and drenching rains as it moved slowly on a steady track toward the western tip of the main island and the Gulf of Mexico.

Fri, 20 Sep, 2002

Killer hurricane blacks out Cuba

Hurricane Michelle roared across Cuba today as the government shut down power and evacuated 750,000 people from the path of a storm which generated gusts of up to 130 mph.

Mon, 05 Nov, 2001