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Instead of Homes, the Victims of Hurricane Oscar in Cuba Receive Recycled Containers

Metal boxes are “an alternative to the shortage of essential materials” to alleviate the housing crisis Havana, September 26, 2025 — In a country without cement, bricks and steel bars, the State has taken containers and converted them into housing. If before the boxes were used only for company annexes and temporary premises, now the … Continue reading “Instead of Homes, the Victims of Hurricane Oscar in Cuba Receive Recycled Containers”

In Holguin, Cubans Gather En Masse To Buy Liquid Gas Before The Arrival Of Hurricane Oscar

14ymedio, Holguín, 20 October 2024 – Hundreds of Holguín residents have been gathering en masse since this morning at retail outlets of liquid gas, in order to buy fuel that will allow them to cook food over the coming days before the arrival of hurricane Oscar. According to the island’s Meteorology Institute, Insmet, the hurricane … Continue reading “In Holguin, Cubans Gather En Masse To Buy Liquid Gas Before The Arrival Of Hurricane Oscar”

The UN Will Dedicate 33 Million Dollars to Repairing the Damage of Hurricane Oscar in Cuba

Two people from San Antonio del Sur are still missing: Kaliannis Hernández Urgelléz, 35, and Orlenis Gamboa Pérez, 42 14ymedio, Havana, 31 October 2024 — The United Nations System in Cuba will dedicate 33,235,167 dollars to assist the half million victims of Hurricane Oscar in Guantánamo. The emergency recovery plan, for which six million dollars … Continue reading “The UN Will Dedicate 33 Million Dollars to Repairing the Damage of Hurricane Oscar in Cuba”

The Death Toll From Hurricane Oscar in Cuba Rises to Eight

Authorities are looking for two more people who are reported missing EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 31 October 2024 — The Cuban government raised the death toll to eight after the passage of Hurricane Oscar and said that the authorities are looking for two people who are reported missing, the state press reported on Wednesday. This is the … Continue reading “The Death Toll From Hurricane Oscar in Cuba Rises to Eight”

With No Time To Recover From Hurricane Oscar, Baracoa Cuba Suffers Floods Due to Heavy Rains

Local media reports the overflow of the Miel River and several landslides 14ymedio, Havana, 25 October 2024 — Baracoa woke up again with floods this Friday, after being incommunicado since last Monday due to the passage of Hurricane Oscar. This time, the heavy rains that have ravaged the municipality of Guantánamo since dawn caused the … Continue reading “With No Time To Recover From Hurricane Oscar, Baracoa Cuba Suffers Floods Due to Heavy Rains”

Hurricane Oscar’s Devastation in Guantánamo Raises Fears in Cuba of More Victims

So far, the number remains at six deaths in San Antonio del Sur and one in Imías, but both places are incommunicado 14ymedio, Madrid, 23 October 2024 — Hurricane Oscar left Cuba 24 hours ago, but anguish continues in San Antonio del Sur, Imías and, to a lesser extent, Baracoa, where almost all communication is … Continue reading “Hurricane Oscar’s Devastation in Guantánamo Raises Fears in Cuba of More Victims”

Salt Fields Destroyed, Crops Damaged and up to 6,000 Affected by Hurricane Oscar in Eastern Cuba

It is still impossible to give a total account of the damage because of isolated communities 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, October 22, 2024 — The northeastern end of Cuba is experiencing a dramatic situation one day after the passage of Hurricane Oscar, which left at least seven dead and much material damage. Baracoa, for example, remains incommunicado. … Continue reading “Salt Fields Destroyed, Crops Damaged and up to 6,000 Affected by Hurricane Oscar in Eastern Cuba”

Hurricane Oscar’s Passage Through Eastern Cuba Leaves at Least Six Dead

The effects of the hurricane will delay the recovery of electricity in Guantánamo province EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 21 October 2024 — Hurricane Oscar, weakened and downgraded to a tropical storm as it passed through the eastern region of Cuba, left at least six dead in the municipality of San Antonio del Sur, Guantánamo, the authorities reported … Continue reading “Hurricane Oscar’s Passage Through Eastern Cuba Leaves at Least Six Dead”

Almost 650,000 Cubans Await Evacuation Due to Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

Insmet forecasts that the storm will hit the eastern part of the island on Tuesday night. Nearly 650,000 people in eastern Cuba must be prepared to evacuate or protect themselves from the upcoming impact of Hurricane Melissa -which this Monday rose to Category 5, the highest on the Saffir-scaleSimpson-, reported Miguel Díaz-Canel this Sunday after … Continue reading “Almost 650,000 Cubans Await Evacuation Due to Category 5 Hurricane Melissa”

Cuba Receives a Shipment of Medicines From India To ‘Recover’ From the 2024 Hurricanes

Last June, the Island received another batch of ingredients from India to make antibiotics 14ymedio, Havana, 11 January 2025 — Cuba continues to receive donations from countries that have shown solidarity with the Island after the passage of hurricanes Oscar and Rafael at the end of 2024. This Friday, a shipment of medicines “essential to … Continue reading “Cuba Receives a Shipment of Medicines From India To ‘Recover’ From the 2024 Hurricanes”

China Follows in Russia’s Footsteps and ‘Deploys’ an Aid Package for Cuba After the Hurricanes

Xi Jinping is “very concerned” about the situation and “is paying a lot of attention” to the Island, according to the State newspaper Granma 14ymedio, Havana, 16 November 2024 — China continues to support the Cuban regime and is aware of the country’s precarious situation after the passage of two hurricanes. According to the official … Continue reading “China Follows in Russia’s Footsteps and ‘Deploys’ an Aid Package for Cuba After the Hurricanes”

Hurricane Rafael Causes Serious Damage in Cuba’s Most Important Economic Enclave

Cuban Television reports missing roofs, containers dragged by the gale and factories flooded by the rains in the ZEDM 14ymedio, Havana, November 8, 2024 — The most important economic enclave on the Island, the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), was also devastated after Hurricane Rafael passed through the province of Artemisa, where it is located. … Continue reading “Hurricane Rafael Causes Serious Damage in Cuba’s Most Important Economic Enclave”

Cuba After the Hurricane: The Drowning of San Leopoldo

14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Havana/Cienfuegos, 12 September 2017 — The air smells of damp and feces. Using a shovel without a handle, Óscar Rodríguez’s family is shoveling the mud out of all the corners of their house on Gervasio Street, a few yards from Havana’s Malecon, an area recently flooded by Hurricane Irma. Everyone is working on … Continue reading “Cuba After the Hurricane: The Drowning of San Leopoldo”

Ciego De Ávila, Cuba, Foresees the Fiasco of the Present Sugar Harvest and Anticipates Future Failure

The province has planted only 24% of the planned amount of land 14ymedio, Havana, 28 November 2024 — With a run-down and ancient group of 15 sugar mills at their disposal, the Cuban authorities declared last Monday the start of the 2024-2025 milling throughout the country. In Ciego de Ávila, however, it is not the … Continue reading “Ciego De Ávila, Cuba, Foresees the Fiasco of the Present Sugar Harvest and Anticipates Future Failure”

In Villa Clara, Cuba, With Hard Work and an Excellent Peanut Harvest, Braulio Barely Made 675 Dollars

14ymedio, Yankiel Gutiérrez Faife, Rosalía (Villa Clara province), 23 November 2024 — To plant peanuts, without which Villa Clara’s famous turrones* would not exist, three things are needed: experience, technique and luck. Braulio, a 62-year-old farmer from the Rosalía sugar workers’ town in Camajuaní, certainly has the first two. The third is harder to come … Continue reading “In Villa Clara, Cuba, With Hard Work and an Excellent Peanut Harvest, Braulio Barely Made 675 Dollars”