HAVANA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua)-- Cuban authorities Friday issued an alert that Tropical Storm Kyle was turning into hurricane and would hit the island country.

Kyle, some 815 km south-southwest of the Bermuda Island in the Atlantic Ocean, is picking up its strength and heading to the West Indies with a speed of 19 km per hour, Meteorology Institute (Insment) said.

Kyle is the No. 11 tropical storm of the current Atlantic cyclonic season, which began on June 1 and will last till the end of November.

On Aug. 30, Hurricane Gustav hit the west of Cuba. One week later, Hurricane Ike hit the eastern and western parts of the island, killing seven people.

The two devastating hurricanes have left thousands of people homeless and resulted in a property loss of 5 billion U.S. dollars, said the Cuban authorities.