It is an annual exercise carried out by the Civil Defense of Cuba with the objective of preparing its members and the population in general in different situations of disaster. It has a national character and it involves, in addition to the Civil Defense, all state agencies and institutions and the civilian population.
Although during the exercise they perform different drills related to forest fires, earthquakes, landslides and other disaster situations, the main exercises focus on preparing Cuba to deal with hurricanes of great intensity, which the Island often suffers due to its geographic location.
This exercise allows increasing and verifying the preparation, planning and organization of Civil Defense tasks.
Meteoro contributes to put Cuba in a better position to face dangers and minimize human and economic damages, derived from extreme meteorological events or not.
This training reveals the concern of the Cuban State to preserve the lives of people, goods and economic resources.
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