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Written by Dayana Menzoney Justiz / Photos: Courtesy of Las Tunas Electric Company

Published: 14 November 2025

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• Vicente García electrical workers contingent
• recovery from Hurricane Melissa

With the conviction that solidarity is stronger than any cyclone, a contingent from the Las Tunas Electric Company departed for Santiago de Cuba with the mission of joining the complex but not impossible task of restoring electrical service, severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa.

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Written by Dayana Menzoney Justiz / Photo: Reynaldo López

Published: 14 November 2025

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• Las Tunas Electric Company
• recovery from Hurricane Melissa

With some relief after days of hard work following Hurricane Melissa's passage through eastern Cuba, Carlos Rafael Arias Sobrino, director general of the Las Tunas Electric Company, confirmed that electricity service has been restored to all customers. However, he remarked that the path to full normalization still faces obstacles due to interruptions and a transformer shortage.

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Written by Dayana Menzoney Justiz / Photo: Taken fom Facebook

Published: 14 November 2025

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• housing damage
• Hurricane Melissa

A total of 538 homes, some completely and some partially destroyed, were affected after Hurricane Melissa passed through the province, reported Héctor Rodríguez Espinosa, provincial director of Housing in Las Tunas. The situation has exposed the vulnerability of roofs in the region, with a provincial demand for 19,985 square meters of roofing.

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Written by Dayana Menzoney Justiz / Photos: Taken from Facebook profiles

Published: 08 November 2025

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• Hurricane Melissa
• Las Tunas Taxi Agency

While Melissa's winds battered the eastern region, most of the population sought shelter. Amidst the chaos, a sound distinct from the storm's roar could be heard in Las Tunas; the engines of taxis and combustion tricycles became, in that moment of mayhem, a symbol of hope and humanity.