The intense rains of the last 24 hours have left 2 dead in Havana, 40 partial landslides, 50,000 customers without electricity and more than 2,000 evacuees. This was reported this Friday by state media.
Havana is suffering, like the rest of western and central Cuba, the remnant of Hurricane Agatha. This left 9 dead in Mexico. More than 100 millimeters have been registered in the Cuban capital.
Rains in Havana
The National Civil Defense General Staff reported two people dead and one injured in the province of Havana.
In the capital -with 2.2 million inhabitants- there have been 40 partial landslides. In addition, 398 civilians were evacuated and 1,836 self-evacuated (at the homes of relatives and friends). All according to data from the Havana Working Group meeting, attended by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.
Almendares River
The overflow of the Almendares river, on its way through the Havana municipality of Plaza de la Revolución, forced the evacuation of some 600 residents of the El Fanguito community. They were transferred to the municipal Pioneer Palace, in that neighborhood.
The president of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH), Antonio Rodríguez, explained that since this Friday morning more than 100 millimeters (mm) have fallen in Havana. And he warned that in the next few hours the rainfall might intensify at some points.
Floods are recorded in the municipalities of Centro Habana, Diez de Octubre and Cerro. In the latter, dozens of people were evacuated in lifeboats by rescuers.
Electric service
The Electric Company of Havana He also gave an account of the work being carried out to restore the service in 23 damaged circuits, which represents 7% of the total for the province or regarding 50,000 customers.
The Cuban authorities have already warned regarding this meteorological phenomenon, which according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States continues to strengthen and may become the first tropical storm in the Atlantic this season.
The forecasts of the Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) of Cuba anticipate that the intense rains will continue, which might be accompanied by winds.
The latest part of the Forecast Center warns that on Saturday it will be mostly cloudy in the western and central regions of Cuba, with showers, rains and some electrical storms that will be strong and locally intense.
He also indicated that rainfall will gradually decrease from the followingnoon in the west, and in the eastern region it will be partially cloudy, with isolated rains.
Heavy rains and thunderstorms affect the west of #Cuba. The following photos, taken from the newspaper @TribunaHavanashow the effects of intense rainfall in La #Habana. pic.twitter.com/O8y4m4CAtl
— Radio Clock, Cuba (@RadioRelojCuba) June 3, 2022
Message from the Electric Company of Havana, in response to the current weather situation#Cuba #LaHabana pic.twitter.com/mSaZsDpDqo
– Havana Tribune (@TribunaHabana) June 3, 2022
