HAVANA, Cuba, May 13 (acn) The latest dry season in Cuba (November 2015-April 2016) ended with precipitations averaging 414.7 milimeters, some 24 percent above historical figures.
The cause for the increase was the influence of the ENOS phenomena on the rains in Cuba, which brought some relief to the intense draught of the last two years, especially 2015, where rains amounted to only 72 percent of the average for the season.
According to the National Institute of Water resources, all three Cuban regions benefited from the increase, with the western provinces recording a 42 percent growth, while the eastern part of the island only saw a 10 percent more.
Water levels in the dams throughout the country did not descend as much as usual during this period, but rains were not enough to compensate for the two year long draught and they now store less than 50 percent of their capacity, some 8.5 billion cubic meters.
Some eastern provinces, like Santiago de Cuba and Las Tunas, are still in critical situation in terms of stored water, with barely 17 and 12 percent, respectively, of usable liquid.
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