Civil Defense

Authorities in Campechuela call for training families to respond to "enemy" airstrikes and combat "hate memes."

More than 100 wildfires in Cuba during the first four months of 2026

The regime formally presents "My Neighborhood for the Fatherland," a new structure to reinforce surveillance and political control in communities

Raúl Borges, the Cuban with over 4,000 parachute jumps who saved nearly a thousand lives in disasters

"Bread, cereals, and canned goods": the backpack that the Civil Defense recommends preparing in anticipation of a possible conflict with the U.S.

Concern in Granma over the African snail plague

Iranian missiles strike luxury hotels in Dubai

Couple of newlyweds rescued after being trapped by high waves on the Havana seawall

Coastal flooding advances in Havana, forcing the evacuation of low-lying areas along the capital's coastline

Gusts of up to 72 km/h in Havana following the passage of the eighth cold front of the season

Rising swells: Warning of coastal flooding risks in Havana

Civil Defense issues alert: Urges to protect children and the elderly against freezing dawns

Cuba's Western Army faces mockery for exercises with obsolete weaponry for the "war of the entire people."

Civil Defense declares "normalcy" in Santiago de Cuba two months after Hurricane Melissa, amid blackouts and shortages

More than 116,000 homes damaged in eastern Cuba by Hurricane Melissa

Remedios under water: heavy rain causes flooding, evacuations, and isolated areas

Irregularities reported in the delivery of materials to hurricane Melissa victims

"Stop playing with this suffering people": Cubans react to the declaration of 'normality' in Holguín, Granma, and Guantánamo

Why is Díaz-Canel wearing a military uniform in his recent public appearances?

More than 50 families remain isolated after the collapse of a bridge in Santiago de Cuba

UNICEF donates two trucks with tiles to reconstruct schools in Santiago de Cuba

Thus progresses the slow recovery in eastern Cuba three weeks after Hurricane Melissa

UNDP mobilizes over 2 million dollars for hurricane Melissa victims in eastern Cuba

Intense rains cause flooding and new damage in Granma and Holguín

Holguin internationalist sends a message to Díaz-Canel from a destroyed bohío: “No one has come here.”

Civil Defense declares recovery phase for two municipalities after Melissa, as eastern Cuba is still assessing the damage

Catholics from the United States send food and medicine to families in eastern Cuba

UNDP installs generators in communities of Granma affected by Hurricane Melissa

"Will no one be left helpless? A mother with a disability and her child survive under a roof of palm thatch in San Andrés, Holguín."

From the disaster of others to the supposed merit of oneself: The old propaganda formula of the Cuban regime

Mass evacuation in Las Tunas due to the risk of overflow from dams and reservoirs

Ferrobús rescues residents of Guamo trapped by Hurricane Melissa

A Colombian Navy ship sets sail for Cuba with more than 240 tons of humanitarian aid and fuel

Rescue operations continue in Guamo, Granma: Another 135 people evacuated

Areas of Santiago de Cuba remain cut off four days after the passage of Melissa

Rescuers evacuate more than 100 people in El Mango, Río Cauto, following severe flooding

"There is no need for a mass evacuation," authorities tell residents in Río Cauto

"Left to their fate": Shocking images of abandonment in El Cobre following Melissa's passage

Rescues and evacuations continue in Río Cauto due to the severe flooding in Granma

Destruction in Palma Soriano: Hurricane Melissa leaves the century-old José Martí Masonic Lodge in ruins

The Cauto River reaches historic levels after Hurricane Melissa: "It has never looked like this before."

A complex railway operation begins to rescue hundreds of isolated people in Río Cauto

“The water is rising very quickly”: Families ask for help and accurate information in Río Cauto

Cuban families survived Hurricane Melissa sheltering in caves

Alarm phase declared for Río Cauto and Cauto Cristo due to flooding

Authorities report a decrease in the levels of the Cauto River, but flooded towns persist

New images of the rescue of several families in Cacocum, Holguín

The regime touts its evacuation system, but 95% of the evacuees were taken in by family and neighbors

Civil Defense declares a recovery phase in Holguín, Las Tunas, and Guantánamo following the passage of Hurricane Melissa

UNICEF is preparing donations and humanitarian support for families affected by Hurricane Melissa

River flood leaves 23 people stranded in Cauto Cristo: Authorities conduct rescue operations

With the east still disconnected, the UNE predicts more blackouts due to a lack of generation

Granma Electric Company asks for patience due to the prolonged general blackout following Hurricane Melissa

Communities cut off in Urbano Noris after the passage of Hurricane Melissa

Authorities confirm rescue of people trapped in El Cobre during the passage of Melissa

Baire devastated by Hurricane Melissa: Scenes of destruction and distress

Civil Defense issues Informative Note No. 4 regarding Hurricane Melissa

Destruction in Palma Soriano: Images show the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa

This is how Guantánamo looks at dawn after Hurricane Melissa passed through

Beatriz Johnson acknowledges that the situation in Santiago de Cuba is "very complex" following the passage of Hurricane Melissa