The Cuban government had already confirmed the death of two people by landslides caused by heavy rains.
Miami, United States. – The authorities of Santiago de Cuba confirmed Wednesday that two people remain missing following the heavy rains associated with The tropical storm Imelda. According to A report from Granmathe provincial governor, Manuel Falcón Hernández, said that the cases are recorded in the municipalities of Contramastre and Mella, where search and rescue work remains activated.
The same part specifies that the downpours caused landslides in homes that caused The death of two men 53 and 60 years, respectively. The events occurred during the weekend, when the hydrometeorological event significantly affected several territories of the province, where it left “severe material damage and human impacts.”
Previously, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz had warned in x The magnitude of the impact on the east of the country: “We continue in contact with the authorities of the provinces affected by heavy rains, especially Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba, where we regret the death of two people.”
One of the deceased It was identified as Luis Mario Pérez Coitorio (60 years) for the Santiago specialist of rescue and rescue Arias Batalla. The man died after the partial collapse of his home for a landslide in the Veguita de Galo cast, in the city of Santiago de Cuba. Neighbors of the area located the victim’s body between the debris and the firefighters, along with rescuers of Vista Alegre command, recovered the body. The wife of the deceased, an older woman with hearing impairment, survived and was transferred to a protected place.
In parallel to the search for the missing, Granma He pointed out effects on homes and infrastructure of the health and education sectors, mainly in vulnerable areas of the provincial capital and the municipality of Guama. According to the report, local authorities, in coordination with civil defense, continue to evaluate damage.
The provisional balance in the east of the country describes thousands of evacuees, incommunicated communities, landslides, rivers floods, partial landslides and electrical effects, with greater impact in the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo and Granma.
The newspaper We will overcome He reported in Guantanamo about 18,000 evacuated and tours of the highest authorities by municipalities such as IMIAS, San Antonio del Sur, the provincial capital, Manuel Tames and El Salvador to evaluate damage, monitor rivers and supervise attention in evacuation centers. He also found damage to vials and bridges – among them the provisional step in Jesús Lores, dragged by the waters – as well as landslides and landslides, falling trees and effects on electric laying, with greater damages in Caimanera (Hatibonico, Cayamo and the header).
In the city of Santiago de Cuba, the newspaper Sierra Maestra He reported 11 partial collapses of homes and retaining walls, in addition to flooding, falling trees and overflows – in particular of the Siga river – that left incommunicado communities.
