Sancti Spíritus

Drinking Water Available in Sancti Spíritus after Hurricane

The drinking water service offered by the Empresa Provincial de Acueducto y Alcantarillado (Provincial Aqueduct and Sewer Company) in Sancti Spiritus, which was severely damaged due to the passage of Hurricane Irma, has been already restored to about 290,000 clients, representing 97% of the total residents who benefit from such service in this central Cuban province.   More than 10 »

More than 10 600 Homes Affected by Hurricane Irma in Sancti Spiritus

In Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, measures are being taken to define the priorities and organize the process of delivery of resources to the more than 10 600 families who until this Friday had reported damages resulting from the passage of Hurricane Irma. According to information provided by Noel Carballo, head of the subgroup in charge of construction affairs at the »

Hurricane Irma’s Only Benefit to Sancti Spíritus

The greatest contribution of dangerous Hurricane Irma in Sancti Spiritus was the 731 000 000m³ of water received in the nine reservoirs that exist in this central Cuban province between Friday and Sunday. At that moment the territory stored 928 000 000m³, which represents 72 percent of its reservoirs’ capacity. The local Zaza dam, which was just at 15 percent of its »

Over 4 000 People Evacuated in Yaguajay as Irma Approaches

About four thousand people began to be evacuated since Thursday, September 7, in the municipality of Yaguajay, to the north of the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus. According to civil defense plans, these people should move to state institutions where shelter is provided in case of powerful hurricanes. The proximity of the category-five Hurricane Irma to the Cuban northern »

Sancti Spiritus under Hurricane Warning in the Face of Irma

The central province of Sancti Spíritus, in the face of the imminent passing of Hurricane Irma on the outskirts of Cuban territory, is in hurricane watch phase since this Thursday morning reinforcing measures for risk reduction. According to a note issued today by the National Civil Defense General Staff, the provinces of Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguín, Las Tunas, »

Sancti Spíritus Readies for Imminent Threat of Hurricane Irma

Since the Information Phase was decreed in Sancti Spiritus last Tuesday afternoon, the Provincial Defense Council of this central Cuban territory was summoned to begin implementing the measures planned for this stage. The preparation of the evacuation centers, the protection of economic resources and institutions, and the availability of generators in the event of a possible electric power failure are »

Sancti Spiritus in Information Phase Due to Hurricane Irma

Taking into consideration the characteristics of this extreme hydro meteorological event and its predicted path, the Cuban Civil Defense decreed the Information Phase for the province of Sancti Spiritus, along with the rest of the terriotories from Guantanamo to Matanzas yesterday afternoon. The now category five powerful Hurricane Irma, continues to intensify and will maintain its western course, thus representing »