HURRICANE IRMA

Hurricane Irma Damages 80 Percent of Natural Forests in Sancti Spiritus

Although due to difficulties with access and communications the impact of Hurricane Irma is still unkown in several facilities, preliminary information allows experts to state that 80 percent of the natural forests under the Flora and Fauna Business Unit Sancti Spiritus Norte was damaged. According to Sonia María Pérez, economic assistant director of that enterprise, serious damages have been already »

Raul Castro: The Revolution Will Leave no One Unprotected

In a message sent to the Cuban people, the President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Raul Castro said that: “One principle remains immovable: the Revolution will leave no one unprotected and measures are already being adopted to ensure that no Cuban family is left to their fate”. “We face the recovery with the example of Comandante en Jefe »

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 »