Civil Defense

Cuban regime urges the stockpiling of food and medicine in preparation for potential hurricanes amid ongoing shortages

Díaz-Canel urges young people to take advantage of the situation they are experiencing and to defend the revolution

Two injured in Colón, Matanzas, after the collapse of a building due to illegal demolition

Díaz-Canel promises to "unleash productive forces" and strengthen territorial defense

Díaz-Canel visits Defense Councils in Havana amid intense tensions with the U.S.

Díaz-Canel inspects war plans at El Cerro, Havana

"Prepared for what?": Cubans respond with mockery to another defense preparedness show in Bayamo

The regime turns Cienfuegos into a stage for military drills in response to a supposed invasion by the U.S.

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

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

The regime formally presents "My Neighborhood for the Homeland," a new framework to strengthen 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 case of a potential conflict with the U.S.

Concern in Granma over African snail infestation

Iranian missiles hit luxury hotels in Dubai

Married couple rescued from being trapped by rough seas on the Havana Malecón

Coastal flooding progresses 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: Coastal flooding risk warned in Havana

Civil Defense activates alert: Asks to protect children and the elderly during freezing mornings

Western Army of Cuba draws mockery for drills 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 underwater: heavy rains cause flooding, evacuations, and isolated areas

Irregularities reported in the delivery of materials to those affected by Hurricane Melissa

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

Why does Díaz-Canel wear a military uniform in his latest public appearances?

More than 50 families remain cut off following the collapse of a bridge in Santiago de Cuba

UNICEF donates two truckloads of tiles to rebuild schools in Santiago de Cuba

This is how the slow recovery is progressing 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 further damage in Granma and Holguín

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

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

Catholics from the United States are sending food and medicine to families in Eastern Cuba

UNDP installs electric generators in communities in Granma affected by Hurricane Melissa

Will no one be left without help? A mother with a disability and her child survive under a thatch roof in San Andrés, Holguín

From the disaster of others to the supposed merit of one's own: The old propaganda formula of the Cuban regime

Mass evacuation in Las Tunas due to the danger of overflowing 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 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 has begun to rescue hundreds of isolated people in Río Cauto

"The water is rising very quickly": Families are seeking help and accurate information in Río Cauto

Cuban families survived Hurricane Melissa taking refuge 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 still remain

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

The regime boasts about its evacuation system, but 95% of those evacuated were taken in by family and neighbors

Civil Defense declares 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 outages due to a lack of generation