Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to hit the province in 85 years, according to the state media. Damage was reported across the province, the station said: roofs torn off, trees downed and power disconnected. Even bigger waves and widespread flooding were expected today as the storm moves into coastal northern Cuba, including Havana, the agency said. Irma's center approached the northern coastal resort town of Caibarién early Saturday with winds of 130 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Fifty-meter waves from the storm surge damaged more than a dozen homes, state media reported.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 09, 2017 16:19 UTC