GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Jun 13 (acn) Two reservoirs in the eastern province of Guantanamo, the Yaya and Jaibo, are releasing excess water for the first time after the passing of hurricane Thomas through the region on November 6, 2010. Specialists with the Water Resources Office in the province told ACN that back then the reservoirs were filled to the 95 % of their capacity, two percent less than the current level when 336 million of a total of 347.5 million m3 have been collected.">GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Jun 13 (acn) Two reservoirs in the eastern province of Guantanamo, the Yaya and Jaibo, are releasing excess water for the first time after the passing of hurricane Thomas through the region on November 6, 2010. Specialists with the Water Resources Office in the province told ACN that back then the reservoirs were filled to the 95 % of their capacity, two percent less than the current level when 336 million of a total of 347.5 million m3 have been collected.">

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Guantanamo's Reservoirs Filled for the First Time Since Last November

GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Jun 13 (acn) Two reservoirs in the eastern province of Guantanamo, the Yaya and Jaibo, are releasing excess water for the first time after the passing of hurricane Thomas through the region on November 6, 2010.

Specialists with the Water Resources Office in the province told ACN that back then the reservoirs were filled to the 95 % of their capacity, two percent less than the current level when 336 million of a total of 347.5 million m3 have been collected.

Same as with the passing of Thomas, the heavy rains bathing the region of Cuba have put an end to an over six-month drought and has barely caused property damage.

Guantanamo’s Water Resources Delegate Alfredo Correa said the increase of the water level in the reservoirs will make it possible for the people in the province to have running water at home again instead of receiving the liquid in tankers.

Also La Esperanza and Faustino Perez reservoirs, being the latest the major water source for the city, have been filled nearly to its full capacity.

Water Resources technical deputy director Juan Carlos Gonzalez said La Esperanza’s dam have been open to release more than one million m3 during the last couple of days, even though the rains stopped about three days ago, in order to avoid an overflow.

In 1993 and 1994, a flood by the Guaso River, providing the reservoir, caused severe property damages to the city.

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