(27 Sep 2024)
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Batabano, Cuba – 26 September 2024
1. Men with a pig in a flooded street
2. Various of woman holding a piglet
3. Pig walking towards the flooded area
4. People help each other cross flooded streets
5. Women sitting on the walls of the flooded gateway
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) no name given, Batabano resident:
“We have been like this since yesterday with water up to our waists. With small children, no sleep and no food, no nothing.”
7. Pets on furniture sheltered from flooding in the house
8. Frank Orelvis navigating in a kayak through flooded roads
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Frank Orelvis, Batabano resident:
“Every time there is a cyclone, all this gets flooded, and to move fast, I use this.”
10. Man on a rustic raft through flooded streets
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jesús Hernández, Batabano resident:
“These last few years have been the worst of the cyclones, and here we see the amount of water that is coming in.”
11. Man riding a bicycle through flooded streets
12. People navigating in the flood on a horse-drawn chariot
STORYLINE:
Towns in Cuba suffered from flooding and power shortages on Friday after Hurricane Helene caused heavy rains in parts of the country.
The storm barely grazed the island on Wednesday, but by Friday, some parts of Caribbean Island were still grappling with floods.
In the coastal town of Batabano, 56 kilometers (35 miles) west of Havana, residents were waiting for flood waters to recede while they salvage their belongings and animals from inundated homes.
Canoes and other types of boats were used to transport people and animals through the roads.
“We have been with water up to our waist since yesterday,” one resident said.
The town of over 27,000 people has also been experiencing power outages and unreliable communication.
In the event of flooding, electricity was cut off to prevent accidents.
But before the storm, power shortages were common in Batabano and many other cities in the country due to fuel shortages and power plant breakdowns.
The Cuban government had not yet fully quantified the material damage, and no casualties were reported.
Helene is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean temperatures.
AP video shot by Ramon Espinosa and Milexsy Duran
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