[NYTr] Low Pressure Area Causes Heavy Rains in Eastern Cuba
 
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:05:31 -0500 (CDT)

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[Prensa Latina reporter earlier today that thousands have been
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Low Pressure Area Causes Heavy Rains in Eastern Cuba

Havana, Oct 12 (acn) Heavy rains caused by a low pressure system
northwest of the Caribbean Sea continue to whip eastern Cuba.

The situation is not likely to change over the weekend due to
unfavorable conditions in the atmosphere, said Jose Rubiera, Director of
the Forecast Center at Cuba's National Meteorology Institute.

"This synoptic situation is typical of October", added Rubiera.  From
Wednesday 10, he specified, the rain grew even heavier and reached the
category of "intense".

According to reports, more than 200 millimeters have fallen in different
locations. Notable accumulations reported over a 24-hour period include
the 306 millimeters registered in Vista Alegre, Santiago de Cuba; 265 mm
in Aserradero and 234 mm in Maisi, both localities of Guantanamo. On
Thursday, the easternmost province of Guantanamo remained cut off from
Santiago de Cuba by road because of the continuous rising levels of La
Yaya reservoir, the largest in the territory.

Nearly 400 inhabitants were evacuated from the Rio Cauto municipality in
Granma province, where flooding has affected more than 1,000 homes in
low-lying areas. The Sagua de Tanamo and Mayari Rivers in Holguin
province have burst their banks, resulting in the evacuation of over
2,200 locals on Thursday evening. Territories linking Holguin and Las
Tunas are presenting a more complex situation.

Las Tunas province reported that the region received 117 per cent of the
normal rainfall for October in the first 10 days of the month alone.
Twenty of the 30 reservoirs controlled by the National Institute of
Hydraulic Resources were almost full by October 11.

Heavy rains have also required the evacuation of cattle in areas likely
to flood and consequently lowered the production of milk by 60,000
liters in the central province of Camaguey, which has the largest number
of cattle and accounts for 28 per cent of the milk produced in the
country.

In every one of the territories affected by the intense rain, the
necessary preventative measures have been adopted by the Defense
Councils in order to save human lives, economic resources, equipment and
facilities.
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