Hurricane Gustav Left Cuban Territory

PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, August, 30- The eye of hurricane Gustav left Cuban territory through the La Palma municipality in this province, after inflicting considerable damage in western Cuba. Civil Defense officials in Pinar del Rio said the most significant events during the passage of the hurricane included its strong winds, which at some points reached 300 kilometers per hour, with a severe impact on house roofs and other infrastructure. Rainfall accumulates were only over 50 millimeters in localities like Vinales and Bahia Honda, while no several injured people have so far been reported, despite the devastating force of the Hurricane during its passage on the locality of Paso Real de San Diego. However, while the eye of the hurricane abandoned the national territory, winds will continue to blow for the next hours particularly in the eastern part of the western province. On a tour of the eastern part of Pinar del Rio, accompanied by Provincial Civil Defense Council President, Olga Lidia Tapia, Cintras Frias said it was amazing that there were no deaths, nor seriously injured people in an area were the winds blew at 170 kilometers per hour. Hurricane Gustav made its landfall on the southern coast of the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio at about 6:00 pm Saturday, with winds of over 200 kilometers per hour. It created a national record with gusts of 340 Km/H reported in El Paso Real de San Diego. According to reports by ACN journalists, the electrical system suffered serious damage with more than a dozen towers of the National Grid brought down by the winds in an area spanning only 10 kilometers.

Cuba News Agency News posted on 9/1/2008 4:10:30 PM

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