The UN will help to recover Cuba after a devastating hurricane

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ООН поможет восстановиться Кубе после сокрушительного ураганаInternational organization plans to provide financial assistance to island Nations.

The United Nations began implementation of a plan of action to address the impacts of hurricane Irma, which has affected more than two million Cubans and completely destroyed the infrastructure in large parts of the state. This is stated in the official statement on the UN website.

Cost assistance program – over $ 55 million.

“This plan of action includes the cost of 55.8 million dollars to provide urgent needs 2,151 million people, which suffered significant damage from hurricane Irma 33 most affected municipalities,” – said in a statement.

Also stresses that the aid will be granted on the basis of broad dialogue with the Cuban authorities.

The tourist infrastructure on the island of Cuba was severely damaged. In Varadero has been disrupted water and electricity supplies and communication networks. Suffered hotel Fund of the hotels closed. In this regard, the tourism Ministry urged tour operators to be sensitive to the desire of tourists who bought tours to Cuba, to cancel the trip.

As promised by local officials, the entire hotel facility machines will be 100% ready to receive guests on November 15. The greatest number of injuries recorded in hotels on the Northern tip of the Peninsula: it is fallen trees and torn power lines, partially ripped off the roof and damaged ceilings, facades, broken Windows and doors.

In Havana as a result of squally winds and flooding in some hotels on the coast also recorded minor damage, which promise to eliminate till the end of September. But there are a number of hotels, which was seriously flooded.

In the most affected areas of Cayo Santa Maria, Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo until the calculation of damages and determination of the list of works.

See also: Haiti’s population evacuated because of the hurricane “Matthew”

As previously reported, “Comments”, formed nearly two weeks ago in the Atlantic ocean hurricane Irma became a hurricane, which for the longest time retained the high – the fifth – the category power on the Saffir-Simpson scale. In particular, in Cuba, the death toll was ten. People died because of accidents, collapsed buildings, and ignore evacuation orders in four provinces of Havana, Matanzas, Sancti Douala and Ciego de Avila.

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