Although the year’s wet period has officially concluded, some significant downpours could occur in Las Tunas during November, so the population must remain alert and informed.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Alexey Moreno Borges, technical deputy director of the Provincial Meteorological Center, recalled that this is the last month of the hurricane season for the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to other possible atmospheric phenomena.

Data published by the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INRH) Provincial Delegation indicate that, from January to October, only 658 millimeters of rain were recorded, compared to a historical average of more than 962.3 millimeters for the first ten months.

A little more rain -especially near the dams- would benefit the territory and its inhabitants since, these days, the reservoirs managed by the INRH are at 55 percent of their total capacity.

Amancio's Sevilla Derivative has its maximum volume. Above the average for the territory are also Colombia and Majibacoa (65 percent), and Las Tunas, at 56 percent of its water storage capacity.

The municipalities of Jesús Menéndez (53), Manatí (52), Puerto Padre (50). Jobabo, whose reservoirs barely accumulate 33 percent, has a more complex situation to face the drought. The province stores about 192 million 521 thousand cubic meters of water.

The current state of the reservoirs requires extreme conservation measures and rational use of this natural resource to meet the population demand for consumption, hygiene, and food preparation, in addition to the different industrial processes, and the planting of various crops and livestock.