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Cuban govt says 10 people killed by Irma

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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Cuban govt says 10 people killed by Irma

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.

Read More:Hurricane Jose spares Irma-ravaged islands

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. 

Read Alao: Mass exodus as Irma closes in on Florida

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