Collection of solid waste in Las Tunas.

Faced with the atmospheric contingency that summoned the people of Las Tunas in the last hours, Communal Services has been very active in Las Tunas, especially in the collection of solid waste, and even when the tropical storm Elsa did not affect the territory, this activity is prioritized in the municipalities in which waste was generated to ensure collective hygiene.

 Las Tunas is back to normal after the passage of "Elsa."

According to information from the Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology, Tropical Storm Elsa is moving away from the eastern territory, so it was decided to return to normality in the provinces of Las Tunas, Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguín, Camagüey, and Ciego de Ávila, starting at 11:00 am today.

Village of Guayabal. Photo: Róger Aguilera / ACN.

In the capital city, the impact of tropical storm Elsa was practically imperceptible; in the south of the province of Las Tunas, the authorities confirmed the possible incidence of this hydrometeorological event.

Las Tunas Meteorological Center. Photo: Taken from Facebook.

Although up to this minute the province of Las Tunas reports tranquility, the agencies and the entire society as a whole have adopted the pertinent measures for the current phase of cyclonic alarm to avoid possible material and human damage, in the proximity of Tropical Storm Elsa.

The crops in the harvest phase have already been collected and distributed.

Actions aimed at protecting the harvest of various crops, infrastructure, livestock, resources, and products have been developed by the Agriculture System in this province, in the face of the possible danger of the passage of "Elsa" through this eastern region.