President Raul Castro talked with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about the effects of Hurricane Sandy in this Caribbean country.»
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Cuban First VP Urges to Restore Services
Cuban First Vice-President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura visited the municipalities of Cueto and Mayari in Holguin province, where he called for giving priority to restoring services to the population in the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.»
Raul Castro: We’ve Had a Huge Hurricane in Oriente, and a Little Flora in Central Cuba
In Sancti Spiritus, Raul met with José R. Monteagudo and Teresita Romero, president and vice president, respectively, of the Provincial Defense Council.»
Cuba: Raul Castro Visits Damaged Areas by Sandy
Cuban president Raul Castro visited the devastated areas in the eastern region of the island as well as the central provinces to assess the damages caused by Hurricane Sandy. Raul arrived in Santiago leading a group of top officials, including First Vice-President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, VP Adel Yzquierdo, and several ministers, reported the National Television Newsreel.»
Hurricane Sandy Affects Sancti Spiritus, Cuba (+photos)
Despite no incident was reported here while Sandy hit the Cuban eastern provinces, heavy rains have been falling in Sancti Spiritus since early this Friday morning. That’s why, huge amounts of water dripped into the rivers.»
Cuban Civil Defense Reports Loss of 11 Lives due to Sandy
In spite of the efforts to protect human lives, Cuba has to regret the loss of 11 people as consecuence of the damages caused by Hurrican Sandy during its passage for the eastern region of the island»
Cuban President Confident on Recovery after Hurricane Sandy
Cuba’s President Raul Castro spoke over the phone with the presidents of the Councils of Defense of the country’s eastern provinces to learn about the affectations caused by Hurricane Sandy.»
Electrical Workers from Sancti Spiritus to Santiago de Cuba
Electrical workers from the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus left this Thursday afternoon for Santiago de Cuba, in order to work on the recovery of the electric service in this territory, one of the most damaged by hurricane Sandy.»
Sandy: Sancti Spiritus Readies to support Cuban Eastern Provinces
Electricity and communications workers and search and rescue brigades are preparing for recovery tasks in the affected areas in eastern Cuba.»
Hurricane Sandy Left Cuba through Holguin Province
At six o’clock on Thursday morning Hurricane Sandy went out to the sea, with category 2 and left the Cuban territory near Cabo Lucrecia, in the eastern province of Holguin.»