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.

Hurricane Oscar made landfall Sunday evening on the northern coast of east Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center.

MIAMI (AP) — Oscar has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane.