Zunilda García Garcés, president of the Municipal Defense Council in Isla de la Juventud, called on the population to quickly compensate the damage caused by Hurricane Ida after two hours of scourging the local geography.
In this sense, the 47 workers of the electricity company stand out, thanks to intense days of work, they have recovered 70 percent of the service affected to 98, as a result of the strong gusts of wind, associated with the category one meteor on the Saffir Simpson scale, she said.
The also member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and the first secretary in the territory to the Cuban News Agency specified that that sector accounted for a total of 46 poles knocked down by the force of the winds, which they will gradually recover, and that to achieve it they work simultaneously in the three important towns.
Agriculture, another severely impacted activity, reported 40 hectares (ha) of mature rice lying flat, a condition that can influence crop yields, six ha of pumpkin under water development and 26 ha of bananas felled, the food is harvested and commercialized fit for consumption, he commented.
He referred that the entities of the branch reported partial or total structural damage in light roofs, there was no loss of animals, yes many trees were felled, the most impacted species was the acacia, due to its shallow roots, a resource that will be used in the forestry industry.
Thanks to the discipline and compliance with the measures directed by the Civil Defense in the special municipality, no human losses or accidents are reported, although the hydrometeorological event caused the total collapse of 12 homes and damage to light roofs: 141 partially and 20 total. he pointed.
The party leader stressed that in total 1,400 square meters (m²) of asbestos-cement tiles and 3,750 m² of zinc tiles were lost, this data was obtained from the 14 Procedures Offices that together with the Defense Zones, they count the incidents of the residential sector in each one of the Popular Councils.
There is availability of resources in the territory to, in the shortest possible time, solve the affectations of roofing and carpentry that are reported in the residential sector and in the state sector, specifically, in Education and the companies Pesca Isla, Materials of Construction and Livestock, among others, he said.
He called on the people to be the protagonist of the compensation for the damages caused by Hurricane Ida in each of the communities, to continue the tasks related to the municipal development strategy, which in the end will contribute to the territorial self-sufficiency and superior quality of life for the locals.
At the end of this information, it was known that the dams are at 73 percent of the total filling capacity and of the 14 reservoirs, nine relieve their waters, according to information from Yaisel Cobarrubia Bravo, delegate of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources.
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