METEOROLOGY

The Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET, in Spanish) on Saturday reported that the recent climatic event that hit the Caribbean country may become a tropical phenomenon on Sunday.»

The Institute of Meteorology reported that today will be mostly cloudy throughout the archipelago, with showers, rains and thunderstorms in the west and center, stronger and locally intense in the west of the country. In the eastern region the rains will be isolated.»

Cuba's Civil Defense (DC) on Wednesday issued the first early warning due to the presence of an extensive area of low pressure and remnants of Tropical Hurricane Agatha.»

Cuba issues information phase bulletin due to the proximity of tropical depression Eta»

This body has been approved by the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO), and is the first in the Western hemisphere»

A rainier winter than usual takes place in Cuba due to the presence of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event, with strong rank in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, Granma newspaper reported»

Damages to electricity, to housing and to centers of production and services, mainly in the glass and roofs, and downed trees in several parts of the city are the most visible consequences of the severe local storm that hit Sancti Spiritus, in central Cuba,  on Monday afternoon.»