The Ministry of the Armed Forces of Cuba (FAR) released several aerial images showing the extent of the damage caused in various municipalities of Artemisa by Hurricane Rafael, which hit the national territory on Wednesday evening.
The photographs shared on their Facebook profile "MINFAR Cuba" depict a devastating scene, highlighting agricultural losses, the destruction of crops, and damage to the roofs of homes and state institutions.
In Bauta, for example, coastal flooding and damage to agricultural crops can be observed.
The profile itself indicated that there are damages to tobacco houses and banana crops in San Antonio de los Baños.
In Güira de Melena, the crops appear to be devastated.
In the village of Ceiba del Agua, the damage is also significant.
Hurricane Rafael made landfall around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday as a category 3 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale and left the country as a category 2 storm around 7:00 p.m. the same day, near Cabañas Bay in Artemisa.
According to the Cuban government, it is in Artemisa where the greatest damage is concentrated, particularly in hospitals, schools, service centers, homes, roofs, and the electrical grid.
Despite the damages, which are still being assessed, the authorities have not disclosed the loss of human lives due to the storm.
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