[NYTr] Cuba Evacuates 11,000 due to Rains
 
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:00:03 -0500 (CDT)

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Cuba Evacuates 11,000 due to Rains

Havana, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Almost 11,000 people have been evacuated
in the Cuban eastern provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, and Las
Tunas, due to the continuous rains affecting the zone for nearly two
weeks.

According to reports by Radio Rebelde radio station, local authorities
have provided shelters for nearly 4,962 residents in Santiago de Cuba,
4,000 in Guantanamo, and 1,237 in Las Tunas.

In addition, floods caused by the overflowing of rivers and dams have
affected communication between some localities, the sources added.

These conditions are expected to continue today, according to the
Meteorological Institute, the reason why the Civil Defense's National
General Staff has called to take the corresponding measures to avoid
human losses.

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