Cuba's capital remained largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island braced for the fourth night of a massive blackout that has generated a handful of small protests and a stern government warning that any unrest will be punished.

At least six people died on Monday due to heavy rains and flooding caused by the passage of tropical storm Oscar through the northeastern tip of Cuba, the Civil Defense reported. Satellite photograph

Oscar made landfall as a category one hurricane near the city of Baracoa in eastern Cuba on Sunday afternoon local time before weakening to a tropical storm. The province of Guantánamo was the worst hit,