Disasters force human beings to reflect and work more on climate change, according to Roger Medina, a delegate to the 11th Conference on Disasters and the 7th International Conference of Firefighters.
“The effects of climate change bring more disasters to nations, and as this problem worsens, and is not solved urgently, the risks are greater, as shown by extreme weather events,” as stressed by Roger Medina, Director of the Civil Defense Risk Reduction Management Center of the municipality of Cacocum, in the northeastern Cuban province of Holguín.
This conference is important for us, because it prepares us scientifically on possible scenarios and actions aimed at reducing risks and vulnerabilities in the territories, Medina told Prensa Latina.
Cacocum has been too affected by floods and wildfires given harsh droughts, and here we acquire the knowledge of how to face those disasters, and convey the advances to colleagues and managers to take the necessary measures, he commented.
The work of the Cuban Civil Defense over all these years is an important task, first of all, in saving human lives and protecting the economy’s resources.
It is also worth highlighting the preparation received by the citizens, the decision-making bodies to know how to act at the right time ahead of any extreme natural phenomenon, said Medina.
With information from Prensa Latina
Water drainage in Cacocum due to recent hgeavy raions
The municipality of Cacocum, although it was not the area where the greatest volume of rains fell in previous days, its inhabitants were seriously affected in different areas by floods, in addition to causing the loss of several hectares of crops, thus today, works point at water drainage.
The rains flooded the entrance of the village of Cacocum, and the settlements of La Agraria and Peralta due to the flooding of Holguín river and the overflowing of AZCUBA canals; which damaged agriculture in more than 31 hectares of various crops.
The community of Alta Gracia is seeing now the drainage of water accumulated due to heavy rains; in this very plain municipality several volumes of rain were repor0ted, like 75 millimeters of rainfall in the town of Cristino Naranjo, 82 millimeters in Cayo Cedro and 103 millimeters in Cuatro rural areas, respectively.
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