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United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Cuba United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Cuba From: Office of the Resident Coordinator in Cuba Subject: Situation Report No. 4 “Hurricane IKE”- September 12, 2008- 18:00 hrs. Situation: In the final two months of the Hurricane season, Cuba has had to face, in a short period of time, several extreme meteorological events. Tropical Storm FAY and Hurricanes GUSTAV, HANNA and IKE have severely impacted the population and the economy of the country. Across the country, significant efforts are being made in the recovery phase and the national authorities in each territory continue to assess the losses. As of today, the 12th of September, the Granma Newspaper indicated that it is impossible to resolve the magnitude of the catastrophe with the current resources available in the state reserves. The losses are so great that it is impossible to reach all areas at once; the priority will be on areas which suffered the greatest damage. The United Nations System continues to work in effective support of the Government of Cuba in the recovery process. To date, 1.08 million USD has been committed to assist the most affected. This morning, the United Nations Country Team in Cuba, led by the Resident Coordinator, held the second meeting with international cooperation representatives based in Cuba. Cash donations in support of the recovery efforts, can be made through the following bank account: Account Number: 033473 Bank: Banco Financiero Internacional ( BFI) Account Title: MINVEC Huracanes restauración de daños Measures adopted by the Government of Cuba: The National High Command of Civil Defense, in its Informative Note 9, indicates the need to examine the situation of each of the persons that are under protection, sending back home those whose dwellings allow for their return and relocating those persons who can not return home because their homes were destroyed or flooded. It additionally urged a continued evaluation of damage, sanitation work in all areas, increased medical vigilance and to adopt all measures to avoid the out break of diseases. With respect to the school year, it has been decided to begin classes on Monday 15th September in all schools in conditions to do so, irrespective of the place where they might be Calle 18 No. 110, Miramar, La Habana, Cuba, Apdo 4138, Tel: (537) 204 1513, Fax (537) 204 1516, [email protected], www.onu.org.cu 1 located. Additionally, the Ministry of Education pointed out that, given the damages recorded in each county or city, solutions can not be of a general nature, but will have to take into account the specific condition of each territory and school and apply all possible variants to allow for the earliest return to classes. In regards to the agricultural sector, the recovery strategy is now based on the immediate harvest of all recoverable produce, the recovery of tobacco sheds, the stimulation of urban agriculture, acceleration of the planting of short-cycle crops and reestablishing the manual milking of cows in those facilities that have lost roofs and suffered damages to milking sheds. Preliminary Damage: To the lamentable death of four persons, already reported, should be added an additional three fatalities reported today by Civil Defense. One person died in Santiago de Cuba when he abandoned the safety of a house where he had taken refuge and drowned after falling into a swollen river. Another victim, a neighbor of Havana, Cuba’s capital city, did not wait for proper authorization to return to the unsafe building where he lived and died when the structure collapsed. The third victim, in the Eastern province of Las Tunas, was crushed when a wall from a neighbor’s house fell on him while he slept. Alcides Lopez, Agricultural Viceministro, issued a preliminary report on the damage sustained by that sector. He noted that: • Serious damage has been sustained in a diversity of crops. Banana plantations in the Holguin and Las Tunas Provinces have lost 80 and 90% respectively. More than 50,000 hectares of banana plantations alone have been lost across the country. • Almost 10,000 ha. of yucca, 1,000 of sweet potatoes, 920 of seedlings and 2010 of other cultivations. • 40 million eggs were lost and 430,000 laying hens died. • 12,000 tons of pork meat is lost. • 1,455 cattle-holding facilities are damaged and 526 animals died. • 350,000 cans of coffee beans have been lost. Additionally, 700,000 tons of foodstuffs are affected. The communications sector has been severely affected, with a serious impact in telecommunications, broadcasting and postal and telegraphic services. The most affected territories are Holguin, Las Tunas, Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth. Approximately 65% of all phones are without service. In the nation, 8,000 telephone posts were affected and, as of yesterday, 67,000 telephones were still out of service. The following damages are additional to those listed in previous issues of these reports. Province of Guantánamo Housing In the municipality of Baracoa alone, 540 houses have been destroyed completely, 604 houses with partial collapse, and 1,755 have lost their roofs partially or totally, for a total of 2,889 damaged. The municipality has suffered three unprecedented floods this year. Calle 18 No. 110, Miramar, La Habana, Cuba, Apdo 4138, Tel: (537) 204 1513, Fax (537) 204 1516, [email protected], www.onu.org.cu 2 Province of Granma This morning, Friday, in Granma more than 30,000 persons remained evacuated, the majority coming from the low-lying lands of the Río Cauto municipality, where the communities of Grito de Yara, Santa Rosa, Cayama, Las mil Nueve, Vado del Yeso, Cauto Embarcadero and Guamo are flooded. Water and Sanitation There is damage to the potable water distribution system. It will be necessary to reestablish the water supply, restore the water treatment plant in Santa Isabel, repair the two drains in the Bayamo River and rebuild the dam. Roadways The rising of the Salado River has interrupted transit, mostly for light vehicles at km 35 on the central highway. Hydraulic Situation Runoff from the surrounding provinces and the local mountain are flowing into the waterways and reservoirs of the territory and causing serious overflowing and persistent flooding. In the case of the Rio Cauto municipality, flooding resulted in 2,000 evacuees that had just been returned home to only then be re-evacuated. Currently 27,000 persons are in protected shelters, 6,400 of which are public institutions. Province of Holguín More than 2,030 persons were evacuated to institutional shelters. In the municipality of Gibara the sea penetrated 200 meters inland, resulting in loss of possessions for the families. Health Damage has been reported to 20 health facilities, among them the Gibara and Mártires de Mayarí hospitals, with damages to glass, roofs and electricity. Province of Las Tunas Thousands of work centers are reported damaged. In the municipality of Menéndez, in the northern part of the province, the landscape shows scenes of destruction. Agriculture and Fishing In the northern part of the province, sugar canes fields are totally destroyed. Approximately 6,016 hectares of cane to be cut next season were affected. The province’s forest was critically damaged. Food Damage is reported to the sugar warehouses for domestic consumption. Calle 18 No. 110, Miramar, La Habana, Cuba, Apdo 4138, Tel: (537) 204 1513, Fax (537) 204 1516, [email protected], www.onu.org.cu 3 Education 90 school centers are reported to be damaged. In the municipality of Menéndez recently repaired school centers have been serious affected. Industry The Carúpano Port was devastated. Power Grid 555 electrical posts are affected. Hydrological Situation Three dams are draining their waters into the sea. Telecommunications Various communities in the province still do not have telephone service. Tourism 10 tourist facilities suffered damage. Housing A preliminary assessment states that more than 65,000 dwellings are affected. Other 18 cultural facilities and 13 sports facilities have suffered damage. Province of Camagüey 7,000 persons still remain in shelters. Agriculture and Fishing There is considerable destruction to crops, fruit and hardwoods. Approximately 45,000 hens died. In addition, stables, chicken sheds, hog barns and other holding facilities are reported destroyed. Culture The damage to the theatres Principal (inaugurated in 1850), Avellaneda and Guiñol of Camagüey includes the roof and towers of the stage areas. Education 394 educational institutions are damaged, 20 fairly severely. Health 77 Health Centres were hit by the intense winds. Among them, the Pediatric Hospital of the Florida municipality, where the steam boiler was affected. Power Grid 555 electrical posts are affected. Housing At last count, 61,000 dwellings were impacted: of these, 7,000 collapsed totally. Other 399 commercial establishments suffered damages. Calle 18 No. 110, Miramar, La Habana, Cuba, Apdo 4138, Tel: (537) 204 1513, Fax (537) 204 1516, [email protected], www.onu.org.cu 4 Province of Ciego de Ávila Significant damage is being reported to buildings, crops and sugar cane plantations, and the Turiguanó-Cayo Coco causeway. Agrculture and Fishing The principal damage to the sugar sector is concentrated on the roofs of the processing centres of Ecuador, Ciro Redondo and Primero de Enero. Water and Sanitation The water pipe to Cayo Coco has been damaged in more than 30 spots. Roadways 24 kms of road structure has been affected in 14 places (10 of which are severe) on the road towards the tourist resort of Jardines del Rey. Province of Sancti Spíritus Of the 27,000 hurricane evacuees, 4,250 remain in shelters. The situation will improve when the Zaza dam returns to normal. Agriculture and Fishing More than 1,500 hectares of sugar cane has been damaged.
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