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The damage caused by the tornado in Havana seen from a drone

In the streets, the mountains of rubble from the landslides, the fallen trees and poles everywhere show the picture of devastation with which many Cubans woke up in Havana this Monday.

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Houses and buildings without roofs in Havana, inside many of its inhabitants try to save something from whatthe passage of the tornado through Havana left them, these are some of the unfortunate scenes that a drone has captured, shortly afterthe EF4 category tornado hit several municipalities in the Cuban capital.

In the streets, the mountains of rubble from the landslides, the fallen trees and poles show the image ofdevastation with which many Cubans woke up in Havana this Monday.

The video has been shared on social networks by Naturaleza Secreta and in it you can seethe scope and magnitude of the damage from the tornado that passed through Havana this Sunday, January 27.

The powerful meteorological organization,the strongest since 1940 according to Cuban Dr. José Rubiera to Prensa Latina, punished the towns of Santos Suárez, Luyanó, Regla, among others in the Cuban capital.

Behind him he left not alonefour dead and 195 injured, but considerable material damage, mainly to homes, public lighting and roads.The tourist facilities, however, were not damaged., according to the Cuban Minister of Tourism on Twitter. Manuel Marrero Cruz.

On Monday night, when many Cubans affected by the tornado suffered from having the sky as a roof for their rest,Several residents in Havana came out to give them support and help to make the tragedy more bearable..

In Luyanó, near the church,dozens of Cubans spent the night among the rubble left by the tornado and in the light and heat of a bonfire.

On the steps of the centenary University of Havana, however, other young people presided over by Miguel Díaz-Canel and Raúl CastroThey expressed in slogans their support for the Bolivarian revolution and the I vote yes.

On social networks, many have harshly criticized the Cuban president's decision not to suspend the torch march in commemoration of yet another anniversary of José Martí's birth, instead of supporting the affected Cubans.

Virtual spaces have also become forums for demands fora better response by the Cuban authorities to this natural disaster, and in disseminating requests for solutions that allow aid to be sent to those affected by the tornado in Havana, more comfortably, without paying theabusive Cuban customs tariffs and with guarantees that each contribution really reaches those in need.

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