Cuba begins restoring electricity after Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 3 storm, forcing residents to flee. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Cuba begins restoring electricity after Hurricane Ian [A classic American car drives past utility poles tilted by Hurricane Ian in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Sept. 27, 2022.] Credit: Ramon Espinosa/AP Cuba Cuban officials say they’ve begun to [restore some electricity]( to the country after Hurricane Ian — which made landfall as a Category 3 storm — knocked out power on the island on Tuesday. But much of the capital, Havana, and other parts in the west of the country, where the storm struck, still remain in the dark. Pinar del Río province was devastated, where much of the tobacco is grown for use in Cuba’s iconic cigars. Tens of thousands of residents were [forced to flee]( as flooding and strong winds damaged homes and trees. Guinea Former Guinean President and military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara is [set to face trial](, along with 10 other men, for the role of the country’s security forces in a 2009 stadium massacre. A UN-mandated international commission has indicted them for the killing of more than 150 people and the rape of more than 100 women in the capital Conakry. Protesters had gathered on Sept. 28 of that year, calling on Camara — who came to power in a military coup — not to stand in presidential elections. Police and militiamen then cordoned off the exits, opened fire and [attacked unarmed civilians](. EU-NATO The European Union and NATO are blaming leaks in the undersea Nord Stream pipelines from Russia to Germany on a [deliberate act of sabotage](. Gas is now spilling into the Baltic Sea, creating a potential environmental disaster after the pipelines burst in several locations in Denmark and Sweden, even though neither was in operation amid the energy standoff between Russia and Europe. Meanwhile, Moscow has [also not ruled out]( the possibility of sabotage. Russia has cut back on gas supplies to Europe, while blaming Western sanctions for causing technical difficulties. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [Lost luggage finds a new home at this Spanish nonprofit]( [Envera is a nonprofit that sells lost luggage and its contents. Proceeds create jobs for people with mental and physical challenges.]( Credit: Gerry Hadden/The World In Spain, some [20,000 unclaimed suitcases]( now sit in airport warehouses. Envera, a nonprofit group, has found a way to give the contents of this lost luggage a new home. ['Wherever the work is, we're all going': Graphic novelist on working in Alberta's tar sands]( [An image from "Ducks," a graphic novel by Kate Beaton, depicting the "Highway of Death."]( Credit: Courtesy of Drawn and Quarterly "Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands," a graphic novel by Kate Beaton, from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, tells the story of leaving home and joining thousands of others to [work in the oil sands of Alberta](, Canada. Beaton joined The World's host Marco Werman to talk about her experience. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot A NASA spacecraft has crashed into an asteroid during an unprecedented practice run, should one ever pose a threat to planet Earth. The collision that occurred 7 million miles away struck a 525-foot asteroid called Dimorphos, with the spacecraft traveling at 14,000 mph. [Watch the moment of impact]( on The World’s website. ☄️ [In this image made from a NASA livestream, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft crashes into an asteroid, Sept. 26, 2022.] Credit: ASI/NASA via AP In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.