The Cuban government reported that there are, preliminarily,more than a thousand homes with damage in several municipalities of the province of Guantánamo, main territory affected by thethe passage of the now tropical storm Oscar on the evening of Sunday and the early morning of MondayIt seems there is no text to translate. Please provide the text you'd like translated.
"The greatest damage is in the province of Guantánamo, especially in Baracoa, Imías, and Maisí, with major flooding," indicated the Presidency of Cuba on social media, after releasing information about a check-up meeting attended by the leader Miguel Díaz-Canel.
In addition, it was reported that there are people in flooded areas who are being evacuated with the help of the Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of the Interior (MININT).
Images shared by various media outlets in Guantánamo show the real impact of the weather phenomenon on housing infrastructure, mainly in the municipality of Baracoa, which is where the most information has emerged so far.
Houses without roofs, fallen zinc roofs, partial collapses of homes, especially those made of wood, plantations on the ground, damaged electrical poles, and remnants of flooding, are the result of the strength of the winds and the intensity of the rains that came with Oscar to the easternmost region of Cuba.
Oscar made landfall at 5:50 PM on Sunday in Baracoa, with winds of approximately 130 km/h, being a category 1 hurricane, reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the USA.
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 little clear long-term solution in sight.
According to the Presidency of Cuba, Díaz-Canel ordered the prioritization of the evacuation of people who have been trapped by the waters in the affected areas; and to conduct an immediate assessment of the damages to arrange for recovery.
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