The President of the National Defense Council, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, met this Wednesday with residents of the communities most affected by Hurricane Melissa in the Holguin municipality of Mayari.
The Presidency reported on its social media account that this is the president’s fifth visit to this eastern region since the hurricane made landfall in eastern Cuba. As a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale (out of a maximum of five) on October 29th.
Mayari was one of the areas hardest hit by the rains, winds, and flooding caused by the tropical cyclone. In the communities of Levisa, Cabonico, and El Purio, the Head of State, as is his custom. Held a close dialogue with the affected population, whose main impact came from the flooding caused by the Levisa River.
In district 82 of Cabonico, the president visited the Rubén Martínez Villena Elementary School. Also where 61 children receive classes and have the basic resources for comprehensive learning.
There, he inquired about the school’s conditions and curriculum, and shared a math problem with young student Sheila Hernández Peña.
Also surrounded by the community’s social circle, where the scars of Hurricane Melissa are still visible, and accompanied by top Holguin officials and several government ministers. Díaz-Canel learned details of the storm’s impact on the area, where 31 families suffered flooding and just over 60 had their homes damaged.
In Levisita, district 86 of the Levisa People’s Council, the hurricane’s impact was transformed into a commitment to swift recovery. As confirmed by the president of the National Defense Council, who called for strengthening agricultural activities. The area’s fundamental economic base. In a meeting with residents, the president learned about the damage to appliances and mattresses. Primarily due to unprecedented flooding that submerged many homes. He was also informed about the resources arriving for the recovery efforts.
Moreover at the Lidio Ramón Pérez thermoelectric plant, Joel Queipo Ruíz, president of the Provincial Defense Council in Holguin, outlined the progress and challenges in the current phase and confirmed that the electrical restoration is just over 98 percent complete.
Queipo Ruíz reported that 102 transformers are currently affected in the province and highlighted the significant improvement in the water supply to the population. With the goal of providing service to the more than 700,000 customers in the province.
With information from the Presidency and Emilio Rodríguez Pupo
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