Tropical storm Elsa continues its move towards the south coast of the Cuban central provinces and clouds associated with it already cover the eastern, central regions and up to Matanzas province.

Cuba is currently at 61 percent of its reservoir filling capacity, and there are possibilities of taking on three and a half billion cubic meters of water associated with tropical storm Elsa.

The Cuban weather institute said that clouds associate to Storm Elsa are covering the skies of the eastern, central and western Cuban regions.

 Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel used his Twitter account to call on the people to keep safe in protected areas to avoid fatalities and he also said discipline is crucial to overcome the natural phenomenon.

Cuba’s National Civil Defense Authority said today that the country has prepared for approaching hurricane Elsa, which could impact the island over the weekend.

The president of the Pakistani Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani said that the exchange with the Cuban parliament has been crucial for bilateral relations among the two nations.

Tobacco workers in this western Cuban province are taking precaution measures to protect tobacco leaves in the event that hurricane Elsa hits the territory, well known for its high-quality tobacco fields.

After more than five months of transmissions, the television teaching activities, initiated on January 20 and later reinforced with a wider schedule, always in the interest of preserving the vitality of the 2020-2021 academic year in Cuba, despite the strong scourge of the pandemic, will conclude today.

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1, with the forecast of several hurricanes affecting the entire region and an 85 % probability for Cuba of being hit by this type of meteorological phenomenon.

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)Miguel Díaz-Canel, reiterated in a message to Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the assurance that under his guidance and the leadership of this organization, the Chinese people will continue to advance in the construction of a socialist, democratic, prosperous, strong, modern, civilized, harmonious and beautiful country.

The National General Staff of the Civil Defense issued an early warning on tropical storm Elsa, a meteorological organism that is dangerously approaching the Cuban national territory. The following is the text of the message.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated Cuban historians, who celebrate their day on July 1.

Rogelio Polanco, member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and head of its Ideological Department, congratulated Radio Reloj a radio station on its 74th anniversary.

Cuban enterprise UNIÓN ELÉCTRICA is working nonstop on a short-term program to recover its thermal generation capacity and put an end by the end of next week the current problems facing the electric power service in Cuba, authorities reported.

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, thanked today the work and results of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), which celebrates Thursday its 35th anniversary.