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Massive evacuation in eastern Cuba due to severe flooding

The evacuation, the largest ever in the region, included moving people from 50 neighborhoods, some currently found under water and others in danger of flooding. A total of 24,000 people were protected including those evacuated during the past weekend due to Tropical Storm Noel. Read More

Flood-struck eastern Cuba begins recovery

Cuban officials say that President Castro is paying close attention to the flooding in eastern Cuba, where the greatest damage has been to roads and houses - though there have been no reports of loss of human lives Read More

In spite of the heavy rains that continues affecting the eastern region of Cuba there is no death reported

No deaths have been reported so far by the local civil defense authorities in this province in spite of the floods caused by the heavy rains that continue to affect the eastern region of Cuba. Read More

Rainfall record set in Eastern Cuba

National Water Resources Institute's estimates show that last month of October's rainfall exceeded the annual average by 314 percent. Read More

Cuban mountain range soaked by Noel's heavy rains

Granma's Civil Defense Council is taking the necessary actions to avoid human losses and bring down as much as possible the material damage. Read More

Heavy rain in eastern Cuba, and still is raining in Santiago

Noel left Cuba, but still today there is rain in eastern Cuba, mainly in Santiago de Cuba. Although there is not a single death in the whole territory reported the material damage caused to housing, agriculture and infraestructure is huge. Read More

Heavy rains for the Central and eastern part of Cuba

At 6:00 local time Thursday, the storm was located at 23.9 degrees latitude North and 78.5 latitude West, around 102 miles southeast of Nassau, in northern Bahamas. Read More

Storm Noel intensifies, tracks Cuba's northeast coast

Noel was located ``very near'' the town of Gibara on Cuba's northern coast, and moving west at 19 kph, with a turn to the northwest forecast for later today. Read More

Cuban governmental commission checks rain-affected regions

The mission, led by Jose Ramon Machado Ventura and Esteban Lazo Hernandez, members of the Political Bureau of the Cuban Communist Party's Central Committee, toured six provincial territories Read More

Pre-Election test postpone in eastern Cuba

National Electoral Commission President María Esther Reus explained that the pre-election test is expected to review coordination among elements in the process, ensuring the usual transparency and democratic spirit of elections in Cuban society. Read More

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