Testimonies from neighbors who suffered the tornado in Havana

Discouragement, crying and disappointment have invaded many families in Havana whoThey woke up this Monday with theirdestroyed homes after the passage of apowerful tornado.

"It is a very big catastrophe. In my 58 years I have never seen anything like it, it is worse than a cyclone," lamented a resident of the Cuban capital in statements reported by Reuters.

It is the feeling that invades many Cubans after seeing how this Sunday afternoon thisMeteorological phenomenon left a scene of destruction.

"It was like a turbine from a large airplane, cars spinning in the street, roofs falling," said another Cuban citizen.

The streets of Havana present a desolate appearance dominated by mountains of rubble, uprooted trees, fallen electrical poles and demolished houses. "He took everything," lamented another neighbor who saw his home destroyed.

In addition to the material damage whose real extent is unknown so far, the tornado that hit Havana this Sunday leftat least three dead and 172 injured.

HeDaughters of Galicia Maternal Hospital, located in the Havana municipality of 10 de Octubre, was evacuated by firefighters and Red Cross volunteers.

The specialists assured that although heavy rains and winds had been reported in the Cuban capital, the development of a tornado can only be warned minutes in advance.