Two collapses reported in Havana.

At least two landslides have been reported in Havana in the last few hours following the heavy rains associated with Hurricane Helene passing through the western tip of Cuba.

The internet user Arlenis Duarte Diego reported on Facebook about the partial collapse this Thursday of a building that has been uninhabited for more than seven years, and from which a piece fell and injured a neighbor.

The image shows the building and pieces of concrete that detached from it and fell in the middle of the street.

"It seems like they are waiting for me to kill more people. Another piece of this famous building has just fallen and injured a neighbor. Until when!!!!!" questioned the woman in light of the apathy of the authorities who have apparently delayed the demolition of the building.

For its part, the government profile of Ransel Londres stated on the same social network that the fire department was working on a collapse that occurred on Factoria Street 211, corner of Arsenal, in Old Havana.

This collapse is said to have occurred in the early hours of the morning, and it is unknown whether there were any injuries or fatalities.

He stated that after the emergency, the Public Health forces and the Ministry of the Interior were already on site.

Western Cuba has been under heavy rains in the last few hours due to Hurricane Helene, which passed near Pinar del Río as a category 1 and is now intensifying in the United States.

A report from Tele Pinar indicated that in the coastal town of Cortés, the sea remains furious and landslides were also reported on Wednesday.

In the municipality of Los Palacios, the main authorities reported an increase in reservoirs and rivers following the heavy rainfall recorded.

Tropical storm Helene became a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday and continued to intensify on Thursday afternoon, reaching Category 3 status just hours before it was predicted that the unusually large and rapidly intensifying storm would make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center issued a warning, stating that Helene could bring a "potentially deadly" storm surge of between 15 and 20 feet in some areas along the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Although Helene is expected to make landfall on Thursday night, its effects will probably be felt much earlier due to its unusual size.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), "Helene's wind field extends up to 275 miles from its center."