Two earthquakes impact the island; Landslides cause damage to homes, although no injuries
▲ The earthquakes were felt with greater intensity in the east of the island, in Santiago de Cuba.Photo Afp
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La Jornada Newspaper
Monday, November 11, 2024, p. 30
Havana., The Cuban Attorney General’s Office reported this weekend that at least three provinces reported arrests for criminal acts that affect public order and tranquilityin the midst of a serious energy crisis that caused general blackouts throughout the island, while the authorities stated that they will not tolerate public disorders.
In Havana, Mayabeque and Ciego de Ávila, criminal proceedings are being processed for crimes of attack, public disorder and damage in which it was decided to impose the precautionary measure of provisional detention on the accused presented.indicated a note from the prosecutor’s office that was published yesterday in the local press, which did not specify the number of people detained or other details.
The most recent hurricane, Raphaelknocked down hundreds of transmission lines and poles in western Cuba, leaving at least 10 million residents across the country without electricity, in addition to generating protests against the situation.
The Electric Company of Havana reported that it managed to restore service to 732,116 clients, which represents 85 percent of the total clients in the capital, in a new step for the recovery after the chain of blackouts that affected the electrical network. of the island in recent weeks.
The Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, thanked in his X account for the donation of 100 electric generators by the organization The People’s Forum NYC, which he highlighted as solidarity gesture of the American people.Earthquakes shake the island; only material damage
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 shook the east of the island yesterday, according to the United States Geological Survey, which was felt in Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city on the island, as well as surrounding areas.
There have been landslides, damage to homes and power lines.Díaz-Canel reported in his X account. We begin to assess damages to begin recovery. The first and essential thing is to save lives..
The official newspaper Granmawho cited the secretary of the Communist Party in the province of Granma, indicated that there had partial collapses in homes and state centers, as well as cracking of walls, falls of electrical poles and damage to stairs.
The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 14 kilometers, but an hour before, another earthquake of magnitude 5.9 was felt nearby.
Cuban authorities reported that more than 15 noticeable aftershocks followed the first two shocks and warned the local population to remain alert to the possibility of new events.