The President of the National Defense Council, Army General Raul Castro Ruz, headed a meeting with Party leaders, the State and the Government on this Wednesday night, in which they assessed the damage caused by Hurricane Irma and they pointed out the actions to be developed during the recovery stage.
Taking into account the battle for the recovery in the country, the national coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), Carlos Rafael Miranda, convened a day of mass mobilization, with the purpose of contributing to the sanitization and rehabilitation of public areas.
Cuban First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez highlighted in the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) the effort, dedication, audacity of the radio and television workers in their broadcasts during Hurricane Irma’s passage through Cuba.
The Cuban President, Raul Castro Ruz, has highlighted the work conducted to recover from the huge damages caused by Hurricane Irma, and expressed his confidence that ”we will get back on our feet once again”, according to the morning press
The Provincial Defense Council (CDP) of Havana continues today in recovery tasks after the damages caused last weekend in this capital by hurricane Irma.
Under the principle of saving human life, the Cuban State -through Civil Defense and back-up organizations- had firstly evacuated 1,738,000 people before being hit by powerful hurricane Irma, that left huge damages, among them in the national electric system.
Army General Raul Castro Ruz, president of the Councils of State and ministers, in his role as president of the National Defense Council led a meeting with Party, State and Government leaders.
Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdes Menendez, Vice-President of the Councils of State and Ministers, evaluated in Artemisa province the progress of the recovery phase after the passage of Hurricane Irma.
The trade union movement has a high responsibility to support the country’s recovery process, following the passage of Hurricane Irma, with measurable results that are concrete contributions to society and economy.
Cuban authorities in the different sectors are reporting today the gradual recovery of services and systems after the serious damage caused by Hurricane Irma in this Caribbean nation.
Distinguished messages and actions from the international community after the devastating passing of Hurricane Irma along the northern coast of Cuba, are today a clear sign of support and recognition to the solidarity work of the Caribbean island.
Varadero, the main Cuban resort, will be restored before November 15 for the beginning of the high season of Cuban tourism (November-April), according to local authorities.
The first stage of the Cuban electoral process continues in those places where conditions have been created after the passing of Hurricane Irma, the National Electoral Commission (CNE) reported today.
Hurricane Irma affected the national electrical system, causing its total collapse, an unprecedented situation in Cuba that forces to redouble efforts to restore service to the population.
More than a hundred workers of the Power Company in Holguin left this Tuesday to Villa Clara province to support the recovery of the service in that central territory, intensely flogged by Hurricane Irma.
Isabel Gonzalez Cardenas, vice-president of the Provincial Defense Council and head of the Civil Defense in Camaguey, ratified that the people has the permanent support of the direction of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Government in the difficult moments after the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma in Esmeralda, the most affected municipality in the province.
Aguas de La Habana Company works in the restoration of services in affected areas of the capital, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, using tanker trucks to supply drinking water to the population.
With fifty closed circuits, the more than 300 electricians of Matanzas intensify the days of recovery to restore service and contribute to supply water to the population.
Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first Vice-President of the Councils of State and Ministers, had an exchange this Wednesday with authorities of the Provincial Defense Council (CDP) in Matanzas, to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Irma and the recovery actions.
Manuel Marrero Cruz, Minister of Tourism, said in Holguin that despite the impact of hurricane Irma, the sector will be ready for the high season in the country since it can count on the will of its workers and the necessary resources in each of the facilities.
