The members of the Vicente García Contingent made up of 51 electricians, who participated in repairing the damage caused by Tropical Storm Idalia in the municipality of Minas de Matahambre, in the westernmost province of Pinar del Río, feel the satisfaction of having done their duty.

Eradi Herrera Espinosa

Las Tunas, Cuba.- The reception for this team, made up of two brigades of linemen and three groups of services, men of steel, took place on Wednesday night at the Las Tunas Electric Company, where the managers accompanied by a group of workers welcomed these heroes, despite the rain.

For six days, they were in the affected area, where the kindness of known families welcomed them. "We already knew the place and we fulfilled the task that was given to us. We helped to restore electricity to more than 14,000 customers, even stopping at fallen poles, and we worked for more than 12 hours without a break," Eradi Herrera Espinosa, brigade chief of the Las Tunas contingent, told the press.

"The team was very disciplined and did the work they were supposed to do; we had new guys who fully

Leonardo López

respected the security measures, although we always have our security and protection agents who are aware of everything."

When they arrived at the site, they were relieved to see that the impact was not as great as last year, according to Leonardo López López, director of the General Services base business unit (UEB), who is responsible for ensuring the security of the resources needed by the linemen, who, according to everyone, are "the real heroes of the team.”