Cuba is bracing for yet another storm, just days after Hurricane Oscar wrought havoc in the eastern province of Guantanamo and the country’s entire grid collapsed last month.
Civil defense authorities issued an alert Sunday for central and western Cuba as tropical storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and cross western Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Wednesday.
About 21,000 people will need evacuation in the island’s westernmost province, Pinar del Río, which is expected to get a direct hit if the hurricane continues its predicted path, Lt. Col. Noel Lozano, head of the Civil Defense in Pinar del Río, said.
During the weekend, authorities also ordered the evacuation of more than 37,000 people in the same areas hit harder by Hurricane Oscar in Guantánamo, like San Antonio del Sur, due to heavy rains pounding the area.
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