Hurricane Oscar made landfall in eastern Cuba Sunday evening amid a power blackout, adding to fears that the storm may prove to be especially dangerous. The Category 1 storm made landfall near the city of Baracoa shortly before 6 p.

The hurricane made landfall in Cuba as a category one on the weekend, further burdening a nation already struggling to keep the lights on.

Hurricane Oscar made landfall in Cuba, where residents were preparing for more chaos and misery as the country grapples with a nearly nationwide power outage in its third day.