The Guantanamo municipality of Maisí has been one of the most affected following the entry of Hurricane Oscar into Cuba on Sunday afternoon, now downgraded to a tropical storm.
Roeldis Román Tomasén, president of the Defense Council of that territory, stated in remarks to Cuban Television that 8,904 people were evacuated, of which the majority, exactly 8,679, self-evacuated to the homes of relatives, friends, and neighbors.
However, Román Tomasén indicated that there were seven prepared evacuation centers.
Maisí recorded gusts of 101 km/h, and so far the greatest impacts are in the housing sector, where it was indicated that the damages are "considerable."
The most affected economic entities are coffee production and banana crops.
In general, the Cuban government reported that there are, preliminarily, more than a thousand homes with damage in various municipalities of the province of Guantánamo.
The Presidency of Cuba reported on social media that the most significant impacts in Guantánamo are mainly in Baracoa, Imías, and Maisí, with major flooding.
Images shared by various press outlets in Guantánamo show the real impact of the weather phenomenon on housing infrastructure.
Even before the arrival of the weather event, serious consequences were anticipated due to the limited information and preparation that the residents of the area had to face the phenomenon, due to the general blackout that Cuba has been experiencing since last Friday at noon, with a unclear definitive solution in the short term.
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