The intense rains recorded in recent days in Baracoa have caused severe damage to road infrastructure and hydraulic systems.
When expected this weekend impact of Melissa as a hurricane in eastern Cubathe damage in Baracoa has left several mountain areas cut off.
According to a national television report, the rainfall has caused flooding in low-lying areas and landslides in rural areas of the municipality.
This has led the Temporary Working Group to order the preventive transfer of the most vulnerable population, forcing the evacuation of more than 10 thousand people in risk areas.
The newspaper we will win reported that one of the most affected points is the Quiviján bridge, whose structure suffered a partial collapse that has left it completely disabled for vehicular traffic, interrupting an essential communication axis between communities.
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Likewise, the Boca de Jauco bridge collapsed, limiting land access to the municipality and a part of the popular council of the same name.
The president of the Municipal Assembly of Popular Power of Baracoa, Eider Milhet Laborí, specified that Major landslides are recorded in mountainous areas.
Laborí pointed out that there is damage to the central highway, in addition to the saturation of the sewage system, which has caused flooding in homes and premises.
The rains have also caused damage to various crops and cocoa plantations, one of the most important agricultural products in the region.
Since the early hours of Friday, local authorities, together with the Civil Defense and the Ministry of the Interior, have reinforced surveillance and security measures to avoid accidents and indiscipline in the affected areas.
