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This is how Havana woke up after the devastating tornado

The streets of the Cuban capital were filled with mountains of rubble, fallen electrical poles and demolished houses.


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Havana woke up this Monday showing a sad destruction scenario after the whipping of a powerful tornado that he has left in Cuba at least three dead and 172 injured.

Neighbors of the neighborhoods of the municipality October 10 They saw how the streets were filled with mountains of rubble, uprooted trees, fallen electrical poles, collapsed houses and overturned cars.

Photos in Santo Suárez/ Sergio Alejandro Gómez via Facebook Cubadebate

This Sunday afternoon-night several areas of the Cuban capital felt the impact of the powerful tornado, whose winds reached gusts of 100 km/h.

The phenomenon was caused by "an extratropical low that descended from the southeastern Gulf of Mexico to the western region of the country."

Regla has been one of the municipalities hardest hit by the tornado / Oscar Figueredo - Cubadebate

According to some users on Facebook, the tornado in Havana was felt for at least 20 seconds and up to three minutes.

Roofs that flew off in a steel Cuban / Sergio Alejandro Gómez - Cubadebate

The damage also affected the Daughters of Galicia Maternal Hospital, which suffered damage and had to be evacuated by firefighters and Red Cross volunteers.

Until now, the real extent of the damage is unknown and the Cuban official press has explained that the exact evaluation can be determined when measurements and observations are made on the ground.

The tornado left a good part of the capital without electricity / Oscar Figueredo - Cubadebate

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CiberCuba journalist. Graduate in Journalism from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University of Valencia, Spain. Editor at Siglo XXI, Agencia EFE, Las Provincias y El Mundo.


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