“We express our condolences to the people of the United States for the victims and damages caused by powerful tornadoes that affected six states in that nation this weekend”, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez posted on social media X.

Local press reports indicate that the phenomenon, which struck the center and south of that nation, caused the deaths of at least 35 people.

Experts say this event is part of a low-pressure system across the country that has also struck with hurricane-force gusts, creating a blinding dust storm and fanning the flames of wildfires.

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