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The evacuation in images of the Hijas de Galicia Maternal Hospital in Havana

The strong tornado, which hit the Cuban capital on Sunday night, has left at least 3 dead and 172 injured.


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The impact of the tornado in Havana not only caused heavy damage to the Daughters of Galicia Maternal Hospital, but also forced the evacuation of the health facility.

In the images you could see how health professionals, mothers and babies were evacuated by firefighters and Red Cross volunteers.

Firefighters evacuate a mother and her baby in Havana / AFP - Yamil Lage

The strong winds and heavy rains forced all patients to be removed from the hospital, located in the 10 de Octubre municipality.

He catastrophic event It left destroyed roofs, broken doors, broken windows and wet floors.

Cuban firefighters hold babies wrapped in blankets / AFP - Yamil Lage

The strong tornado hit several towns in the Cuban capital on Sunday afternoon and left at least 3 dead and 172 injured.

"We are visiting places affected by a very intense atmospheric phenomenon in Regla. The damage is severe, so far we regret the loss of 3 human lives and 172 injured people are being treated. Several brigades are already working on the restoration," wrote Miguel Díaz-Canel in your Twitter account.

As a result of the powerful organization, the streets were filled with debris, fallen poles and cars buried under stones.

Firefighter carries a baby in his arms / AFP - Yamil Lage

Information provided by the Institute of Meteorology (Insmet), via Cubadebate, assured that the tornado occurred "as part of an extratropical low that descended from the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico to the western region of the country," which has left gusts of winds exceeding 100 km per hour and hail falls.

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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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