Mayabeque, Cuba: The Defense Council, in Güines, begins the day with the update of the course of Tropical Storm Eta.
According to the head of the Civil Defense subgroup, Norailys O’Farril, some 40 people were evacuated yesterday. In addition, they work to minimize damage to the population and the economy, in case of heavy rains.
The food processing centers continue their work and in the territory they have transportation available for the transfer of personnel if necessary, the head of the social economic group, Yainiú Márquez, informed.
In the community of Catalina de Güines, the reunification of families, who live in low-lying areas, characterized the day, where they complied with the measures to minimize risks.
The President of the Municipal Defense Council, Aniurka Mazorra Yero, directed the maintenance of vital services in the Public Health sector, the collection of solid waste, adopting the pertinent actions in defense zones of greater vulnerability and continuing the economic processes.
The mandatory use of the mask face is necessary, to comply with hygienic-sanitary measures, and in agriculture, to harvest all the necessary products to guarantee the livelihood of families in Mayabeque and in the country’s capital, Mazorra Yero said.
She explained the monitoring of commercial structures to ensure the sale of food, prioritize attention to social cases and control of discipline in central areas of the town. They drew attention to the operation of the early warning points, and the operation in exceptional situations in places that allow more accurate communication in the event of heavy rains.
Indira La O Herrera
Periodista en Radio Mayabeque
