HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 12 (acn) The national rainfall average in May-October period was lower than the historical average when registering a total of 855.4 millimeters, 84 percent of what must rain at this stage of the year, Granma newspaper reports.
According to the National Hydrological Service of the Directorate of Rational Use of Water, which belongs to the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH by its Spanish acronym), the western region had the highest deficit with 895.3 mm (80 percent of the average), the eleventh driest record there since 1901.
The situation was a little bit better in the central and eastern areas when achieving 90 and 84 percent in that order of their average for the semester.
Bartolome Maso, in the province of Granma, was the municipality where more rained throughout the country with 1 487.5 mm (109 percent), while the lowest cumulative occurred in Jobabo, Las Tunas, with only 297 mm, 33 percent of the average.
At the end of October the 242 reservoirs managed by INRH stored 4 555 million cubic meters of water, representing 50 percent of their total capacity.
The volume is below the historical average by about 1 383 million, representing an increase of 734 million compared to the amount they had at the end of September.
As for the dams supplying the population, it has been a recovery in the provinces of Cienfuegos, Camagüey, Sancti Spiritus and Pinar del Rio when retaining 91, 68, 66 and 65 percent of the usable capacity, while the most critical situation is located in Santiago de Cuba and Las Tunas, with only 18 and 19 percent.
Despite the improvement experienced in different parts of the national territory, the efficient use of water is essential, taking into account the significant deficits of rain for several months.
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