On the night of October 24 to 25, 2024, nearly 130mm of rain still fell on Cuba, in the east of the island during a tropical wave according to meteorologists. The same region had already been affected by Hurricane Oscar a few days earlier (on the 21st). These new heavy precipitations lasted 7 hours without respite.
In the east of Cuba, the population is trying to recover after the passage of Hurricane Oscar on October 21. To date, the deaths of 7 people have been confirmed by local authorities, while other residents of these areas still have no news of some of their family members.
These rains further complicated the situation in the province of Guantanamo, especially in the municipalities of Baracoa, Maisí, Imías and San Antonio del Sur, which were trying to recover from the serious damage caused by Hurricane Oscar.
Primada Vision, television of Baracoa
Thousands of Cubans from these communities have still not been rescued after the passage of the cyclone, while the new torrential rains are still stagnating in this part of the country, which risks causing other victims. For almost a week, these residents have been living without food and drinking water.
In eastern Cuba, several communities are still cut off from the world. • ©Facebook/Primada Vision
Due to major power outages that sometimes lasted 48 hours, residents were not warned of the passage of Hurricane Oscar. Everyone was already in bed when the cyclone hit.
This Friday, October 25, 2024, the weather forecasts lacked details, regretting this population which is now doubly affected and who feels abandoned by the authorities.
In Cuba, relief workers are having difficulty reaching communities that have been cut off from the world for almost a week. • ©Facebook/Primada Vision
Today, residents of communities like Baracoa, also located in the east of the territory, can only count on themselves. Tired of waiting for help from the authorities, they began to clean the roads and pipes of their place of life, with makeshift means.
