HAVANA, Sept 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel began a tour of areas affected in the capital by Hurricane Ian, after participating in the meeting of the provincial Defense Council.
In Havana, the meteorological event caused damage to all electrical circuits, five total landslides, 68 partial landslides and more than a thousand downed trees, although the damage was still being evaluated.
Hurricane Ian left behind 118 millimeters of accumulated rainfall and sustained winds of 80 kilometers per hour (km/h) with sustained gusts of 123 km/h.
More than 16,200 people were evacuated for their protection.
The province most affected by the hurricane was Pinar del Río, where two people died and numerous houses were damaged by the action of the winds.
Meanwhile in PARIS (France), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UUNESCO) expressed its willingness to help Cuba in recovering after damage caused by Hurricane Ian.
UNESCO´s Secretariat said it is available to get involved in the recovery process, while expressing its deep concern for Hurrican Ian in the western region of Cuba, causing two deaths and severe material damages.
Latin American and Caribbean Group and ambassadors from various countries also expressed their solidarity to the Permanent Mission of Cuba to UNESCO.
In CARACAS (Venezuela), the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) Executive Secretary Sacha Llorenti expressed his strong solidarity to the Cuban people and government after the passage of Hurricane Ian.
In view of damage caused by the meteorological event on Monday in western Cuba, ‘we convey to the Cuban people and government our greatest solidarity’, the Bolivian political leader stated.
‘We are once again witnesses of the Cuban strength and its unwavering spirit. #FuerzaCuba #FuerzaPinar’, Lorenti posted on Twitter.
Category 3 Hurricane Ian hammered Pinar del Río province in Monday´s wee hours, with sustained winds of about 200 km/h and heavy rainfall causing floods, unquantified damage to the country´s power grid, communications, housing, facilities, and agriculture. — NNN-PRENSA LATINA
