Strong winds knock down a gigantic tree in Havana

The strong winds associated with a cold front that entered western Cuba this Thursday toppled a gigantic tree in El Vedado that was known by its residents as "El Coloso."

The photographerPedro Luis Garcia published inFacebook an image of the downed tree, right in front of a gas station. He added that the winds also caused the electrical service to drop in the aforementioned Havana neighborhood.

"The colossus that shaded the Linea and E CUPET queues fell," said an Internet user in the comments section of the post.

Another user of the network said that also "the strong wind took a Balinese bed out of the pool of the Cohiba hotel, which was on the third floor, and threw it onto 3rd street."

A resident of the area added that "now that tree is put there for a few months in pieces like what happened in E between Línea and 11. And to plant one it will take 50 years if they plant any in the gap that was left."

This Thursday it was also reporteda tornado in the Matanzas municipality of Los Arabos, which caused damage to homes and electrical networks.

HeInstitute of Meteorology He stated that these events are associated with the seventh cold front of the current winter season, and that as a result of which severe weather conditions are reported.

The cold front generated "a prefrontal trough that moved east from the early morning hours with areas of showers, rain and thunderstorms, which became strong in some locations with the occurrence of severe weather," the latest weather report stated.

He adds that between 3 and 3:30 AM, hail the size of a pea fell, in addition to strong linear winds in Pinar del Río due to a storm area.

This then moved to Havana and generated a gust of strong wind from the North at 9 in the morning of 92 kilometers per hour, at the Casablanca meteorological station.

"Subsequently, as it advanced over the west, the impact of a tornado was reported in the community of Los Arabos, Matanzas at 10:40 AM," and "damages to homes, trees and power lines were reported," the agency said. information.

The Cuban photographerCarlos Espinosa Betancourt, moderator of the Facebook group "Photos of Havana", captured this Thursday theimpressive moment when the cold front entered In the Habana.

In his social network groupartist published an image of the cold front entering the island that was captured on the Havana boardwalk, apparently after dawn.

The photograph was published at approximately 08:30 am and shows a dense cloud of cold air over the sea, almost hovering over the city.

A follower said that the image was also replicated at the beginning of the midday news in Cuba, where the arrival of the meteorological phenomenon has been associated with strong winds that caused trees to fall in the capital.