Although Pinewood of the river has extensive experience in dealing with tropical cyclones, the popular exercise Meteoro
It constitutes each year an opportunity for the management and command bodies to prepare, in addition, to specify capacities at all levels and establish actions to eliminate vulnerabilities and minimize possible impacts.
With a view to the start of the hurricane season in Cuba, the territory most affected by hydrometeorological events emphasized the work of the Provincial Defense Council (CDP) Management Center and its working groups, the communication center, the protection activity of the goods of the people and the resources of the economy, among other issues.
Yamilé Ramos Cordero, president of the CDP, explained that the latest experiences of the people of Pinar del Río – associated with the passage of Hurricane Ian on September 27, 2022 – require extreme measures in this exercise, which is carried out between today and tomorrow throughout the country .
That is why since the days before the Meteor we have pointed out what did not go well during that confrontation -he specified- and from there, and taking into account the national indications, actions have been defined in all the municipalities.
Work has been done to reduce vulnerabilities in agencies, entities, and communities, and it has been decided to extend activities in this western territory until May 31, he said.
Likewise, he stressed that a review of the processing offices is being carried out, because although some have maintained proper functioning during the period of recovery from the damage caused by the hurricane, in others it is necessary to transform their structure.
The geographical location of Vueltabajo has made it a historical target for tropical organisms, with a footprint of not a few losses to the housing fund and agriculture mainly, especially after the impact of Ian, category three on the Saffir-Simpson scale of a total of five, an event from which the province has yet to recover.
Ramos Cordero insisted on the importance of bringing updated and timely information to the population, since the most important thing is the perception of risk
to save lives and protect the economy’s resources.
Pinar del Río has 12 disaster risk reduction management centers and 62 early warning points, strengths to assume each hurricane season, which extends in Cuba from June 1 to November 30.
In the last two decades, almost twenty tropical cyclones have affected the territory in some way, which is why it is urgent to prepare
regardless of accumulated experience and popular wisdom.
As part of the Meteor, emphasis is also placed on strengthening capacities -preparedness and response- to dangers of natural disasters.
natural, sanitary and technological.
Hence, for this Sunday practical actions are planned to reduce vulnerabilities and put the province in better conditions to face them.
