Hurricane Ian rips into Cuba, with Florida in its sights

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Hurricane Ian slammed into western Cuba on Tuesday, forcing evacuations, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of people and swamping fishing villages as it tracked northward toward Florida, where residents anxiously await the sprawling storm.

had become everyday events across much of Cuba and shortages of food, medicine and fuel are likely to complicate efforts to recover from Ian.

Improvised metal roofs on homes and buildings throughout the region, where housing and infrastructure is antiquated and vulnerable, were scattered about streets and yards following the storm. Rain and winds buffeted Havana early on Tuesday, but the city, under a tropical storm watch and preparing for a potential storm surge later on Tuesday, looked likely to be spared the brunt of Ian's strongest winds.

Melissa Wolcott Martino, 78, a retired magazine editor in St. Petersburg, Florida, was hurriedly packing up her valuables and corralling her two cats and a rabbit early Tuesday morning ahead of the hurricane.

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