From our Bureau of Natural Disasters in Leftist Latrine American Totalitarian Hellholes
You know a disaster must be really bad if the fake president of Castrogonia cancels a trip abroad. Yes, President Diaz-Canalla is staying home instead of jetting to the BRICS conference in Russia. But the worst part of this tragedy is the number of Cubans who have been reported missing.
You know and I know that Castro, Inc. will NOT do much, if anything, to search for the missing or to assist the thousands of Cubans whose homes, farms, and crops have been damaged by Oscar’s winds and torrential rains.
Loosely translated from Periodico Cubano
Cyclone Oscar has left a critical situation in Guantanamo, where hundreds of people are reported missing and several children with serious injuries, after the impact of the phenomenon last weekend.
According to a source from Periódico Cubano, local authorities have begun search and rescue efforts, while the most seriously injured are being transferred by helicopter to the Holguin hospital to receive emergency medical attention.
As rescue operations continue, the number of confirmed fatalities rises to six people, whose identities have been revealed: Francisco Colombia Matos, 92 years old; Esmeraldo Noa Fiffe, 82; Antolino Areas Dominguez, 84; Alexander Saben Matos, 42; Irianni Labañino Dominguez, 31; and little Luis Andis Elias Labañino, only 5 years old.
The cyclone made landfall in the eastern province as a Category 1 hurricane, with winds of 120 km/h and torrential rains, affecting mainly the municipality of San Antonio del Sur. The intense rainfall, which reached 123.5 millimeters in eight hours at the Punta de Maisí station, has caused flooding and increased the risk of landslides, further complicating rescue efforts in the region.
The magnitude of the emergency led authorities to declare the cyclone alarm phase in the provinces of Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Granma and Las Tunas, while Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila have been put on alert. The electrical crisis that the country is going through has worsened the situation, with blackouts affecting 90% of the Cuban territory, making communication and search efforts difficult.
Extreme weather conditions have also seriously affected crops and local infrastructure. In Guantánamo, an estimated 70% to 80% of banana plantations have been destroyed in municipalities such as Maisí and Baracoa, while almost the entire ripe coffee crop has been wiped out by the cyclone, said Alvernis Veranes Favier, provincial delegate for Agriculture.
In addition, the lack of electricity and impassable roads have complicated access to the most affected areas, which could be delaying the arrival of aid to some rural communities.
The persistence of rain and thunderstorms maintains risk conditions in the region, where authorities continue to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The downgrading of Oscar to a tropical storm has not diminished the threats to the population, and recovery efforts will continue to be crucial in the coming days.
The missing, however many, are seen as expendable. It always comes down to priorities.