HAVANA - Cuban officials say an intense storm has killed at least two people and caused extensive damage in the country's capital.

The Communist Party newspaper Granma says Wednesday's storms damaged more than 1,000 homes, as well as hundreds of schools, shops and warehouses in the capital

The Cubadebate website says the storm turned streets into rivers and knocked down power lines, leaving many without electricity. It says an 81-year-old woman drowned and a 24-year-old man was electrocuted by falling cables.