Danisleidy Riol Castro.

Tears choke her words as Danisleidy Riol Castro recalls the terrible experience she went through that night, when the waters of the Cauto River flooded her home and threatened her life and that of her five young children. She remains at the Rita Longa art instructors' school, but her thoughts seem to be far away.

The Simón Bolívar mixed school welcomes evacuated people from Granma.

Behind every smile that can be coaxed out of a small child through a cultural activity, there is the inconsolable crying of a mother who, in a fraction of a second, has lost what she has spent a lifetime building.

A blackout in Las Tunas.

Managing energy adversity in Las Tunas is a complex exercise in balancing demand, available generation, and the need to maintain essential services, according to specialists from the local Electric Company.

Flooding in low-lying areas of the capital of Las Tunas: the flow of the "Hórmigo" river overflowed the bridge on René Ramos Street.
Flooding in low-lying areas of Las Tunas City: the flow of the "Hórmigo" river overflowed the bridge on René Ramos Street.
  • Although the powerful Hurricane Melissa did not make direct landfall, its outer bands left a trail of damage to electrical and telephone services, housing, and agriculture. Las Tunas begins to recover.

Cuba remembers Comander Camilo Cienfuegos.

The calendar marks October 28th, and, as a reflection of the national soul, Cuba dawns with the burning memory of Camilo Cienfuegos. From Cape San Antonio to Maisí Point, the entire country is usually covered in flowers and hope, to pay tribute to the Hero of Yaguajay, the man who won the affection of the people with the same ease with which the wind plays with the waves.