MIAMI, United States. — One deceased and 40 partial landslides have been the preliminary balance of the heavy rains and floods recorded this Friday in the Cuban capital, authorities in the capital reported this afternoon.
During a meeting of the Temporary Working Group of Havana, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Cuban regime, Manuel Marrero, it was announced that the 69-year-old victim lived in the municipality of Centro Habana, one of the most affected territories. by the floods.
Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez, president of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH), specified that this Friday more than 100 mm of water have fallen in the capital, and that between 300 and 400 mm are expected in some areas in the remainder of the day and Saturday sunrise.
According to the newspaper Tribune of HavanaIn addition to the 40 landslides, there are 398 evacuees and 1,836 self-evacuees in the province.
Rains and floods are reported throughout western Cuba
Heavy rains and floods have left the possible first tropical cyclone of the current season in western Cuba, which is advancing in a northwesterly direction in the seas to the west of the island.
According to the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET), areas of strong and intense rains and electrical storms have been affecting the western and central regions with accumulations greater than 200 millimeters.
The last Special Notice of the Institute indicates that the precipitations will continue during the rest of the day today and tomorrow, Saturday.
The statement adds that there have been floods in towns from Pinar del Río to Sancti Spíritus and in the Isla de la Juventud Special Municipality,” the statement details.
The rains have completely flooded the low-lying areas of the capital, forcing the authorities to use boats to evacuate the victims.
Images broadcast on social networks by Canal Habana show the high level that the water reached in several areas of the municipalities of Cerro, Centro Habana and Habana Vieja.
Reports of official media indicate that similar floods have occurred in the provinces of Pinar del Río and Sancti Spíritus, where rivers and streams rise.
A severe local storm was also reported in the province of Artemisa, which left numerous floods.
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