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.
The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CUBACOP) advocated to reinforce solidarity with the Caribbean nation in the difficult times it lives today, following the passage of devastating Hurricane Irma.
President Jacob Zuma expressed this Wednesday his condolences to the Caribbean Governments and peoples affected by Hurricane Irma, and remarked the solidarity with those countries, with which South Africa maintains cordial relations.
The death toll because of the magnitude 8.2 earthquake that shook southern Mexico last Thursday, amounted to 98, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said.
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.
Although the figures are preliminary, the Ministry of Agriculture (Minagri) reported that Hurricane Irma, after passing through the national territory, caused severe damage to livestock facilities, windmills, crops and livestock.
The National Civil Defense General Staff issued an official note about people who died in Cuba due to the impact of Irma Hurricane.
