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The Cuban authorities have evacuated coastal areas of the westernmost region of Cuba due to the imminent arrival of theTropical Storm Idalia, which endangers the inhabitants of localities at risk of sea penetration.
In the Boca de Galafre fishing UEB, in the San Juan y Martínez municipality, the residents who reside in areas near the coast are already in the homes of family and friends and those who were staying in the Military Village were transferred to safe buildings, while the wind gusts intensify, which range between 60 and 70 kilometers per hour in that province.
In total, more than 600 people have been evacuated in that town, including families who were in campsites, according to reports from the local media.Tele Pinar.
In the Sandino municipality, 14 people from the Las Catalinas area of the popular council of Martí were taken to the Augusto César Sandino special school,centerevacuation.
In Viñales, for its part, 17 families, a total of 81 people, were evacuated to the homes of relatives and friends.
However, they are paying attention to the 56 families whose homes were flooded during the meteorological phenomenon of September 27, 2022.
In the province, some 60 facilities have been set up to function as evacuation centers.
In the last few hours, weather conditions have begun to deteriorate in the province of Pinar del Río, where there are even light flooding in the streets of the main municipality, due to the growing proximity of tropical storm Idalia, which could become a hurricane in the course of today.
A video broadcast on Facebook by journalist Osbel Benítez Polo shows that the rains are beginning to leave floods on Sol and San Juan streets.
Taking into account that they continuedeteriorating weather conditionsIn Pinar del Río more than 8 thousand people have evacuated to the homes of family and friends.
In the last few hours, weather conditions have begun to deteriorate in the province of Pinar del Río, where there are even light flooding in the streets of the main municipality, due to the growing proximity of tropical storm Idalia, which could become a hurricane in the course of today.
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