Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived this morning at the Ernesto Guevara thermoelectric plant in Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque province, where he is working tirelessly to recover power in the generation that will contribute to the synchronization of the national electricity system ( SEN), reported the Presidency on its Twitter account.
Shortly before the president’s arrival, unit 2 of that CTE was already contributing 23 MW to part of the SEN in western Cuba.
To the extent that this unit increases power and gains in stability, the conditions to advance in synchronization with the national electricity system will improve.
Footprints of Ian in Mayabeque: 85% of the damage is concentrated in three municipalities
At a meeting of the Provincial Defense Council of Mayabeque, President Díaz-Canel received updated information on the effects that have been verified after the passage of Hurricane Ian and the recovery actions that have been undertaken.
85% of the damage is concentrated in the municipalities of Batabanó, Melena del Sur and San Nicolás, where the penetrations of the sea caused flooding that still persists in many places.
According to the president of the Provincial Defense Council, Yuniaky Crespo, of the more than 12,000 people who had to be evacuated in the province, even more than 3,000 have not been able to return to their homes.
961 hectares of various crops have been affected in some way, mainly in the municipalities of Quivicán, Melena del Sur, Güines and Batabanó. Half of the damage to agriculture is concentrated in cassava and plantain crops.
Given the floods that occurred in several places in the province, of greater magnitude than on previous occasions, Díaz-Canel insisted on the importance of constantly updating our risk reduction and prevention plans in the face of natural disasters.
As lines that should be prioritized in the future in the municipality of Batabanó, he highlighted the need to build increasingly resistant houses, advance in the sewerage project that is already being worked on, and restore the roads with materials that are less vulnerable to seawater.
The president highlighted the way in which work has been organized in the province, where intelligent ideas have been adopted that can be useful in other territories. “There are conditions here to overcome the current situation in a short time,” he assured.
Diaz-Canel later came to the municipality of Batabanó to evaluate recovery actions that are being put in place and to exchange with the people.
Together with residents of the Surgidero de Batabanó community, the Head of State explained that they are working to advance in sanitation work. “Everything is not going to be resolved all at once, but everything will be taken care of and no one will be left helpless,” assured the president.
On the road to the Batabanó Port Terminal, the president stopped the caravan to greet FAR soldiers who have been decisive in the recovery. The president inquired about his study and work plans. “Take a photo journalist we want this memory,” said a soldier.
En carretera a Terminal Portuaria de Batabanó el mandatario detuvo la caravana para saludar a soldados de las FAR que han sido decisivos en la recuperación. El presidente indagó por sus planes de estudio y trabajo. “Tire una foto periodista que queremos este recuerdo”, dijo un soldado.
En el municipio de Melena del Sur, concluyó el presidente su recorrido de este jueves. Junto a varios productores compartió ideas sobre la siembra de cultivos y su aprovechamiento para incrementar las ofertas de alimentos a la población.