00:00Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez visited the eastern provinces of Cuba for the fourth time
00:06to monitor progress in the recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa.
00:10The Cuban president traveled through the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma and Holguín
00:16to monitor the recovery efforts and also supervise the comprehensive care provided to affected families.
00:22In this context, the head of state emphasized that despite the damage to dozens of homes,
00:28there were no loses of life to regret.
00:31He also took the opportunity to highlight the preventive measures taken in the fight against
00:36arbovirus infections affecting the country.
00:39Moreover, the Cuban president emphasized that the people of the affected provinces are not alone
00:44and that the revolution moved forward in its efforts to address their present situation
00:49as a consequence of Hurricane Melissa.
00:58And from the Cuban province of Granma, President Díaz Canel noted the progress made in the
01:03restoration of the electric service, which has been 96% completed.
01:08I believe that in any case there has been a significant recovery after 21 days since the hurricane
01:16passed.
01:17At what percentage of electricity recovery is that the province now?
01:2196% in just 21 days, when there were areas here that were severely affected by the winds
01:27and the flooding, especially in the mountain areas.
01:30Also in this context, while visiting Olguin, the head of state highlighted the solidarity among
01:36Cubans who have stepped up the help in the affected provinces.
01:45Donations are arriving from international organizations, donations from friendly countries, and many people
01:52have also organized collections.
01:54There is also a group of donations that the state is distributing, which cannot all be delivered
02:01at once, but little by little and above all, the solidarity among everyone, and we must
02:06acknowledge the way the population behaved if you had not followed the guidelines issued by
02:12the Zone Defense Council.
02:14Today we would be mourning loss of life.
02:16Thanks to that, we did not we are now joining you here.
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