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Cuban govt says 10 people killed by Irma

Reuters, Havana

Mon Sep 11, 2017 07:24 PM Last update on: Mon Sep 11, 2017 08:40 PM

An emergency worker clears a fallen tree after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Downtown Tampa, Florida, US September 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Adrees Latif

At least 10 people were killed after Hurricane Irma tore through Cuba over the weekend, authorities said in a statement on Monday, bringing the death toll in the Caribbean from the ferocious storm to 38.

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A statement from civil defense authorities said the victims perished due to various causes such as accidents, collapsed buildings and not heeding orders to evacuate in the four provinces of Havana, Matanzas, Sancti spiritus and Ciego de Avila, where the storm hit hard.

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