In recent hours there have been severefloods in some municipalities of Havana, mainly in Diez de Octubre, Cerro and San Miguel del Padrón, due to the strong storm that affected the capital and other western provinces since Friday afternoon.
Especially impressive is a video circulating online that shows serious flooding in San Miguel del Padrón, in the vicinity of the Virgen del Camino.
The Luyanó River, in the Diez de Octubre municipality, left its channel and does not allow transit along Vía Blanca, as confirmed on Facebook by official journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso.
Added to this is thatSome drivers were trapped inside their vehicles while driving through the area and rescuers from the Fire Department are working on the bridge over the Luyanó River to rescue them.
"Sources from the scene confirm that the cars were swept away by the flood. Neighbors in the area have had to self-evacuate due to the flood", concluded Alonso.
Images published on social networks show how water has entered the homes.
"This is too much. Here they are going to have to come with boats to rescue us"said a Cuban woman while showing what the inside of her home was like.
Videos filmed by residents in Diez de Octubre showed flooding in low-lying areas of that municipality.
Added to the flooding associated with heavy rains is the hail fall recorded in the capital itself and in other western provinces such as Artemisa.
The Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) specified that between 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. This Friday, accumulated rainfall of more than 60 mm was recorded in Bauta (Artemisa, 74 mm); Casablanca (Havana, 71 mm); Santa Lucía (Pinar del Río, 61 mm); La Palma (Pinar del Río, 61 mm).
At the Casa Blanca station in just three hours, between 7:00 and 10 p.m. 68 millimeters of rain were recorded.
Images from the White House radar show that areas of rain are affecting much of the west of the country.
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