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CUBA - Impact of Hurricane Oscar - CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW ANTICIPATED SCOPE AND SCALE

1 Nov 2024

On 29 October, 84% of the pumping stations and water treatment plants in the four most affected municipalities (Baracoa, Imías, Maisí, and San Antonio del Sur) were non- In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasted that 17 to 25 operational, severely limiting access to water and increasing epidemiological and health risks named storms could hit Cuba in 2024, indicati. [...] The extensive loss of crops from the hurricane threatens the food security and livelihoods of the people who directly or indirectly depend on Until October 29, only 63% of Guantanamo province had access to water, with five pumping the affected industries. [...] In San Antonio del Sur, preliminary The Atlantic hurricane season typically runs from the beginning of June to the end of November (FOX Weather 25/08/2021). [...] Although climate change is not the only reason behind the people in Cuba, with the aim of providing healthcare services  for about 140,000 people increase in the number of hurricanes, it is amplifying the probability of the most intense (CiberCuba 27/10/2024). [...] In the absence of El Niño this By 22 October, WFP had prepositioned food in the country to immediately assist 275,000 year, clouds are more prone to ascend to the requisite altitudes necessary for the formation people for 60 days.
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