A 14 -year -old teenager was injured and remains hospitalized in Santa Clara.
Madrid, Spain.-Three minors died and a teenager was injured after the impact of a ray in the municipality of Manicaragua, in the province of Villa Clara, during a storm that occurred on the afternoon of this Sunday.
According to information shared by the Cuban News Agency (ACN), The fatal victims were identified as: Jorge Alejandro de la Coba Monteagudo, male, 14, vacationist from the United States; Andy Alberto Turiño González, male, 13; and Analía García Rodríguez, female, 14.
A minor fourth, Delgado Delgado Granados, also 14 years old, was injured by the electric shock. She was immediately transferred by the Integrated Medical Emergency Service (SIUM) to the José Luis Miranda Pediatric Hospital, in the city of Santa Clara, where she receives specialized attention. According to statements by Dr. Magalys Molina Díaz, the young woman is conscious, oriented and in a favorable evolution.
The information emphasizes that after the event authorities of the Communist Party and the Provincial Government appeared in the hospital to verify the medical care provided to the injured and express their support to the affected families.
According to a study by the Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), the rays constitute the main cause of death due to natural phenomena in Cuba. Between 1987 and 2017, it was recorded An annual average of 54 deaths from electric shocksconcentrated especially in the months of June, July and August.
This tragic incident adds to another recent event that occurred in Bauta, Artemisa, where on June 7 two teenagers died after being reached by lightning while playing football during a storm.
