The remnants of Tropical Storm Emily dumped 200 millimeters of rain in less than 24 hours on Guamá in Santiago province, causing rivers to overflow and damaging roads, two factories, and several dozen homes. The strategic Carretera Granma coastal highway, which is already in an advanced state of deterioration from previous storms, was literally cut in two locations, according to Communist Party daily Granma.">The remnants of Tropical Storm Emily dumped 200 millimeters of rain in less than 24 hours on Guamá in Santiago province, causing rivers to overflow and damaging roads, two factories, and several dozen homes. The strategic Carretera Granma coastal highway, which is already in an advanced state of deterioration from previous storms, was literally cut in two locations, according to Communist Party daily Granma.">

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Heavy rains cause damage in Santiago

  • Submitted by: manso
  • 08 / 07 / 2011

The remnants of Tropical Storm Emily dumped 200 millimeters of rain in less than 24 hours on Guamá in Santiago province, causing rivers to overflow and damaging roads, two factories, and several dozen homes.

The strategic Carretera Granma coastal highway, which is already in an advanced state of deterioration from previous storms, was literally cut in two locations, according to Communist Party daily Granma. A pasteurization and an ice factory were flooded, as were 37 homes. The official daily didn’t provide damage estimates.

Source: www.cubastandard.com/2011/08/06/heavy-rains-cause-damage-in-santiago/

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