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Million-dollar losses and one person death from floods in eastern Cuba after Noel

According to an informative note published in the press, Yusmani Tames González died trying to cross a swollen river in Granma province. It is estimated that the total losses from heavy rain in the eastern provinces from October 11 to November 5, plus the passing of Tropical Storm Noel, amount to $499 million, according to a preliminary analysis. Read More

Santiago residents in recovery stage after flooding

Dozens of communities remain cut off due to swollen rivers and flooded roads and highways. However, basic food and hygiene supplies have been provided along with other primary needs guaranteed by the civil defense authorities. Read More

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

Monument to Wifredo Lam erected by Fundación Caguayo

The work will pay a tribute to that artist, considered one of the most original Latin American surrealists and creador of a new pictorial language which joins tjhe Afro Cuban cultura heritage with the latest European avant-gardè trends. Read More

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