Great damage after overflowing of the Jiguaní River in Granma

Affected homes, destroyed roads, impassable bridges, flooded roads, downed trees, branches and mud blocking the way... the destruction in the province of Granma after the overflow of the Jiguaní river They began to be visible this Friday, especially in the municipality of the same name.

Impressive images spread on social networks showed the damage caused by the persistence of strong rains in eastern Cuba, which caused a historic flood of the river, which in some points reached one meter above bridges and other passages in its course.

With the partial restoration of the electrical flow, this Friday the official radio station He shared on his social networks images of the town devastated by the waters, with flooded homes and neighbors who have lost their personal belongings while the population makes efforts to recover normality in the area.

“The images show unprecedented damage to the architecture of our municipality, the numerous bridges that connect the town have suffered negative impacts. There is a lot of work to be done to reverse this reality and return the beauty and freshness to Villa San Pablo de Jiguaní,” the station indicated in a post in which it shared images of the destruction caused by the flood.

According to the local residents, “they had never seen this situation,” the journalist identified as Chris Rojas. Images shared by this user and by the Internet user Bryam Perez Valdes They showed people with water up to their hips and towns completely flooded.

The network of rain gauges of the Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) of Cuba and the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources reported accumulated rainfall greater than 100 millimeters in 32 locations, while meteorologists warned of the persistence of heavy rains in the center and east of the country.

Public lighting luminaires submerged almost to the tip, homes practically submerged under water, the flooding of the Jiguaní in Granma leaves a picture of desolation that demands the intervention of local authorities and the province, in the face of what could be considered a considered fact. a catastrophic event.

Although the official radio station recalls the glorious past of Jiguaní in the historic feats of independence and assures that the jiguaniceros will put their "hands and hearts" to the recovery work, the official figures of the damage caused to homes and infrastructure, nor the amounts of the effects on the economy of the area.