Havana/Three people died and four were injured after Rayo impact on Friday the town of Cupey, in the municipality of Moa, Holguín. The information She was disseminated in social networks by the official journalist Yulieska Hernández García, who informed that the injured were being treated at the Guillermo Luis Fernández Hernández-Baquero Hospital.
The electric shock occurred after six in the afternoon and resulted in the life of Leonel Velázquez Legrá, 34 years old and resident in the distribution Armando Mestre de Moa; Lázaro Rodríguez Peña, 36 years old and Holguín; and of Eniolquis Romero Terrero, 33 and a neighbor of Guama, in Baracoa (Guantanamo).
“The bodies of the three deceased in Cupey for the impact of lightning are on pathological anatomy of the Dr. Guillermo Luis Fernández Hernández-Baquero Hospital,” added the journalist, who explained that the bodies were recognized by relatives and witnesses of the accident.
The wounded, which mostly arrived with symptoms of numbness of the limbs, superficial wounds and, in one case, after losing knowledge, they were identified as Yuxander Robles Robles, resident in the Jobo de Sagua de Tánamo; Irelemis Ortiz del Rosario, from Yamanigüey, Moa; Lisbeth Pajan Silot, from the beach, also in Moa; and Dantry Revé Quiala, from Sagua de Tánamo.
Interviewed by the official press, Ortiz del Rosario said that after starting a storm in Cupey several people ran to take refuge from the rain under an awning near the road to the town. “When we had been there for an hour without a thunder, a thunder fell on top of the tent. I felt that my eyes clouded and like a strong currezo, and fell to the ground. He threw me [el rayo] At a long distance, about two meters and when I regained knowledge I saw everywhere lying on the floor, ”he said.
Ortiz del Rosario noticed that he could not walk and crawled, hurting his legs, for about 100 meters until he reached the road
Ortiz del Rosario noticed that he could not walk and crawled, hurting his legs, for about 100 meters until he reached the road, where a vehicle stopped and transferred them to the hospital. In his testimony he assured that, while asking for help, several cars passed and did not stop.
According to some users in comments to the publications about the accident, the town of Cupey is an area to which illegal miners in search of gold come.
Other similar accidents have occurred in recent months. Last August he died in the town of Río Piedras, in Colón (Matanzas), Adriel Ferrera la o28 years old, also achieved by lightning while doing agricultural tasks. The neighbors tried to revive him, but unfortunately Ferrera died before being able to be transferred to the hospital.
At the beginning of the same month, Three minors lost their lives in ManicaraguaVilla Clara, due to the fall of lightning during a storm: Andy Alberto Turiño González (13 years), Analía García Rodríguez (14 years old), and Jorge Alejandro de la Coba Monteagudo (14 years old), who had arrived from the United States to spend the holidays in Cuba. With them was Diamelis Delgado Granados, 14, the only survivor of the group; Who was hospitalized and evolved favorably, the authorities later reported.
A few days later, a 42 -year -old woman died after receiving an electric shock. The event also occurred in the municipality of Colón, Matanzas
A few days later, a 42 -year -old woman He died after receiving an electric shock. The event also occurred in the municipality of Colón, Matanzas, when the victim was doing agricultural work, as well as Adriel Ferrera la O.
Just two months ago, others Two teenagers They died under similar circumstances in Bauta, Artemisa. On June 7, in the Pita neighborhood (Popular Urban Council 2), Luis Antonio and Maicol – who played outdoor football – were reached by lightning.
Cuba records an annual average of 54 deaths due to ray impacts, which makes it the first cause of death by meteorological phenomena. Between 1987 and 2017, 1,742 deaths were counted, according to a study by specialists from the Institute of Meteorology (INSMET).
According to recent estimates backed by NASA and other specialized sources, it is estimated that up to 24,000 people in the world due to rays impact, and approximately 240,000 receive injuries, although there is a lack of systematic official reports on the incidence of this type of phenomena in certain regions.
