Hurricane Ian Response: Resident Coordinator's Office Situation Report No. 04 (29 September 2022)
Date of Publication
1-1-2022 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Environmental Security
Keywords
Natural Disasters, Extreme Events, Hurricane, Cuba, Infrastructure damage, Power loss, Death toll
Description
After the passage of devastating Hurricane Ian, the entire population of the two most affected provinces are still without power. Damage to housing is significant. So far, in just three municipalities of Pinar del Río, some 30,000 houses have been damaged. The rest of the affected areas are still being assessed. Basic social services infrastructure has been severely damaged. The death toll has risen to three following Ian’s passage. In addition to the serious damage to agriculture, infrastructure for crop production and retail food markets have been severely affected. Some 5,000 people remain evacuated in Artemisa, Pinar del Río and Mayabeque.
Hurricane Ian Response: Resident Coordinator's Office Situation Report No. 04 (29 September 2022)
After the passage of devastating Hurricane Ian, the entire population of the two most affected provinces are still without power. Damage to housing is significant. So far, in just three municipalities of Pinar del Río, some 30,000 houses have been damaged. The rest of the affected areas are still being assessed. Basic social services infrastructure has been severely damaged. The death toll has risen to three following Ian’s passage. In addition to the serious damage to agriculture, infrastructure for crop production and retail food markets have been severely affected. Some 5,000 people remain evacuated in Artemisa, Pinar del Río and Mayabeque.