After destroying hundreds of homes in Cuba, Paloma has been downgraded to a tropical depression by the National Hurricane Center.

After destroying hundreds of homes in Cuba, Paloma has been downgraded to a tropical depression by the National Hurricane Center.

Two men wade through a flooded street in Camaguey, Cuba, on Saturday.

At 4 p.m. EST, Paloma's center was 15 miles (25 kilometers) south-southwest of Camaguey, Cuba. Once as strong as 145 mph, the storm's winds had weakened to 35 mph.

Paloma was drifting toward the north at about 1 mph. The Hurricane Center forecast put Paloma or its remnants near the north coast of Cuba on Monday.

Paloma roared ashore near Santa Cruz del Sur late Saturday as a Category 4 hurricane. Forecasters say the Cuban and Bahamian governments discontinued all warnings associated with Paloma by Sunday morning.

Early reports of damage were limited, but Cuban state media said the late-season storm toppled a major communications tower, interrupted electricity and phone service and sent sea water almost a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland near where it made landfall.

Vicente de la O of Cuba's national power company told state television Sunday that damage to the power grid was far less than that caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike in late August and early September. No storm-related deaths were immediately reported.
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