National Defense Council reviews progress of recovery effort

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 12 (ACN) In a post on X, Cuba’s National Defense Council (NDC), headed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, met with authorities from several provinces to go over the recovery effort in eastern and western provinces hit by recent hurricanes and earthquakes.

According to the NDC report, repair work is under way in damaged health care centers, schools and houses in the city of Santiago de Cuba, struck by two earthquakes last Sunday which also injured 10 people in the nearby province of Granma.

Vicente de la O Levy, Minister of Energy and Mines, pointed out that the electric power service has been restored in the entire affected region, as well as the water supply system and the communication services.

Figures were reported about the resumption of these and other utilities in the rest of the provinces with the help of work brigades and the operation of power generators.

During the meeting, President Díaz-Canel praised the efforts deployed by all the local authorities and entities with the support of the Armed Forces, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Cuban people, who have shown a tremendous display of discipline and engagement.