Denny Legrá, president of the Defense Council in the eastern Cuban province in Guantanamo, and other leaders of the territory, visit the vulnerable areas to adopt the necessary measures in time for the possible impact of Hurricane Irma, which has already reached the highest category (5) on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Denny Legrá, president of the Defense Council in the eastern Cuban province in Guantanamo, and other leaders of the territory, visit the vulnerable areas to adopt the necessary measures in time for the possible impact of Hurricane Irma, which has already reached the highest category (5) on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
In the municipalities of Baracoa and Maisí, those most affected by Matthew last October, the population is attentive to the reports and prepared for the eventuality, according to information provided by Prensa Latina (PL).
Experts say that even when the eye of the hurricane does not cross the Cuban territory, winds and heavy rains could cause coastal flooding in low-lying coastal areas in Baracoa and floodwaters in the northern municipalities of Guantanamo.
International organizations recognize that the Cuban strategy for disasters is one of the most effective worldwide, thanks in part to early foresight of these phenomena and the organizational measures that are implemented in each of the established phases.
The US Hurricane Center says Irma is the fourth hurricane of the current hurricane season in the Atlantic. Its maximum sustained winds reach up to 240 kilometers per hour and maintains the western course at the rate of 22 kilometers per hour.
Translation: Ilia Charon