Guantánamo.- During the months of September and October, Cuba experienced a notable increase in rainfall, providing significant relief to the country, which had faced an intense drought for more than eleven months.
This recovery in rainfall allowed the country’s reservoirs to recover 333.31 million cubic meters of water. Among the provinces that have been increased their water volume were Granma, with 103 million cubic meters; Santiago de Cuba, with 92 million; and Guantánamo, which contributed 67 million.
Engineer Yulian Omar Rodríguez, vice president of the Terrestrial Water Management Business Group, provided an update on rainfall at the Roundtable TV Program. She explained that the national rainfall from May to September reached 609 millimeters, which represents 72% of the historical average for that period.
However, the directive notes that, despite this improvement in water storage, the drinking water supply situation in several provinces in the east of the country remains critical.
A figure reflecting the immediate positive impact of the rains was provided on the Roundtable program by Engineer Yunior González Núñez, First Vice President of OSDE Agua y Saneamiento (Water and Sanitation Services). He explained that, at the height of the drought, more than three and a half million Cubans had suffered water service disruptions of varying magnitude.
However, by the close of last Sunday, that figure had significantly dropped to 1.7 million inhabitants. This means that, over the course of approximately 30 days and thanks to the direct benefit of the rains, especially in the eastern regions, service has been restored for approximately 1.5 million people.
