CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Sept 5 (ACN) The province of Camaguey has activated all the groups and sub groups of the Provincial Defense Council after the Cuban Civil Defense declared on Tuesday the Information Phase from Guantanamo to Matanzas.
According to statements to ACN Mayor Daniel Perez, Head of the Civil Defense in Camaguey, the territory has been working from the beginning of the hurricane season in preventive measures, which were reinforced in recent days due to the trajectory of Hurricane Irma.
Cleanup, cutting of tree branches among other work, plans of disaster reduction, conditions and preparation of evacuation centers and other important installations and alternatives of transportation, food, medical assistance, water supply and others.
Perez Gonzalez emphasized in the need for the population to prepare for the risks of Hurricane Irma, currently a category 5 in the Saffir-Simpson scale and is moving at a velocity of 22 kilometers per hour, according to the Information Note No. 1 of the Civil Defense.
The Director of the Provincial Risk Management Center in Camaguey, Roxana Garcia Dominguez pointed out that an early alert was issued on Monday to all centers in the 13 municipalities to begin preparation before this dangerous meteorology event.
Telesur published on Monday afternoon that Irma is the most intense hurricane registered in the history of the Atlantic and its scheduled approach to Cuba will take place in similar dates as Ike which caused considerable effects in the country in 2008.
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