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All airports in the country continue to operate, reports ECASA

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0-08-aeropuerto-internacional-jose-marti-5-768x431The Cuban Airport and Airport Services Company (ECASA) reports that all the country’s airports continue to operate and continue in the recovery phase after Hurricane Ian passed through the national territory. This morning there was an impact on the technological systems that support the passenger check-in service, causing delays in the process by having to use alternative manual methods.

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Army Corps General Ramón Espinosa Martín checks recovery actions in Vueltabajo

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With the presence of Army Corps General Ramón Espinosa Martín, at the head of the recovery actions in the Pinar del Río province, the member of the secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Félix Duarte, and Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca , the Provincial Defense Council met this Saturday, led by its president Yamilé Ramos Cordero. According to a report by Tele Pinar, the meeting reviewed the main actions carried out in Vueltabajo to recover —in the shortest time possible— the damage caused by Hurricane Ian.

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Confirmed in Florida, USA, 23 deaths from the passage of Hurricane Ian

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The authorities of Florida, United States, confirmed this Friday that at least 23 people died as a result of Hurricane Ian, a figure that could still increase considerably. US media show higher balances citing county officials, who report up to 45 deaths due to the passage of the storm. The official figure of 23 deceased was published this Friday by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission, which also reported that the victims are between 22 and 92 years old, and most of them showed signs of drowning.

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From the Fraternidad neighborhood, in Mantilla: “What I experienced in a protest”

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Residents of the popular neighborhood of Fraternidad, which began this Thursday afternoon, gathered at the corner of Fernando and Morris to protest the blackout that we have had in the area since Monday afternoon, there, in Mantilla, which is my neighborhood, and all of Havana and the west, where Pinar del Río suffers the greatest burden of the disaster. Leaders of the Party and the municipal government, together with PNR officers, explained to everyone, with understanding and delicacy; They argued over and over again.

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Hurricane Ian affected 40 percent of base stations and 7 percent of telephone services in Cuba

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The Telecommunications Company of Cuba S.A (Etecsa) reported that recovery work continued with the execution of cleaning tasks, restoration of cables and more than 1,200 poles affected by the force of the winds and fallen trees. They pointed out that, after the passage of Hurricane Ian, more than 100,000 interrupted fixed services were registered, representing 15% of the total telephone lines of the five provinces that were under the influence of this meteorological event.

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Torres Iríbar: “The greatest complaint must be addressed to those who have not contributed to the recovery”

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Given the recovery efforts that are taking place in Havana after the passage of Hurricane Ian and the recent protests that took place in some parts of the capital, Cubavisión Internacional spoke with Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, president of the Provincial Defense Council of Havana. It is said that the hurricane did not pass through Havana, what can you tell us about it?

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Mexican planes arrive in Cuba to contribute to the recovery after the passage of Ian

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Two planes from Mexico arrived in Cuba today with electrical equipment destined for the recovery of the Pinar del Río province, which was severely affected by the passage of category 3 Hurricane Ian on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The ambassador of the Aztec nation on the island, Miguel Díaz Reynoso, and local authorities, received the solidarity charge that will contribute to the recovery in the western region.

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Considerable damage reported in the tobacco sector of San Juan and Martínez

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Conrado López González directs one of the main tobacco producing cooperatives in the municipality of San Juan y Martínez, in Pinar del Río. To talk with the producer, we went to Obeso’s choice, which, like a five-door tobacco house, was left on the ground by the passage of Hurricane Ian. Before, we passed through the rubble of one of the 38 controlled cure houses that the territory has. “The cyclone completely knocked down the tobacco house,” says López González as he points to the entire structure on the ground.

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Tropical Storm Ian will intensify this Sunday

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Tropical storm Ian during this morning has gained in organization, although it remains with little change in its intensity. It continues with maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour, with higher gusts, and a central pressure of 1002 hectoPascal. Its movement has turned towards the west-northwest, slowing down to 19 kilometers per hour. At six in the morning, its central region was estimated at 15.0 degrees North latitude and 78.9 degrees West longitude.

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Civil Defense issues early warning on tropical depression nine

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The National Civil Defense Staff reports that, according to the information from the Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology in its warning of tropical cyclone No 2 on Tropical Depression No 9 of the current cyclonic season, the forecast models indicate a high probability of organization and intensification of this hydrometeorological event during the approach to the western and central regions of the country, being able to reach the category of hurricane.