San Juan (Puerto Rico), Nov 6 (AP) Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Tuesday as it swirled past Jamaica and chugged toward western Cuba.

It was another stroke of bad news for Cuba, which has been struggling with blackouts while recovering from another hurricane two weeks ago that killed at least six people in the eastern part of the island.

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The storm was located 35 kilometres southeast of Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands on Tuesday morning. It had maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and was moving northwest at 24 kph, according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami.

Forecasters warned that Rafael was expected to slam into the island on Wednesday after dumping rain on Jamaica and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday. The centre warned of floods and mudslides. (AP)

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