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Offline Diamondeyes490

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #105 on: September 11, 2017, 12:08:29 pm »
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Offline Mividamialma

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Offline Mividamialma

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Offline Babyface04

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #108 on: September 11, 2017, 02:18:53 pm »
Bonjour, mon copain est à Santa Clara et étant donné qu'ils n'ont plus d'électricité, il ne peut plus charger son cellulaire, donc je suis sans nouvelle depuis samedi soir.. Si jamais vous avez des nouvelles de quelqu'un à Santa Clara, svp partager afin de me donner une idée de l'évolution de la situation. Merci!!
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Offline greslogo

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #109 on: September 11, 2017, 03:36:49 pm »
Power is still off in a lot of Havana.

We have not been able to make contact with family in Marti, Matanzas. Saw a video of the town made yesterday...doesn't look that bad.

Calling the house phone and two cel phones. All ring (cuban ring tones) but no answers.

One of my SIL'S went to Havana before the hurricane to watch our house. No damage. She's trying to see if she can find transport to Marti, asap.
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Offline LisaH

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #110 on: September 11, 2017, 04:03:27 pm »
My friends live in Santa Clara. There is no power but luckily one of the neighbours have a generator so they can charge their phones. They had damage to their homes. Don't know what else yet. Hope this helps!
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Offline ister

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #111 on: September 11, 2017, 04:27:45 pm »
Probably you have already seen it, but if not, here it goes:









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Offline Babyface04

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #112 on: September 11, 2017, 05:09:58 pm »
Thank you so much!! I saw some of these videos. By chance, my bf doesn't much of damages with dad's house and grand-mother's house in the last news. Can't wait to have news again when he's gonna to have electricity.. let me know if something new happen ( like electricity is ok). Thank you so so much again!!
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Offline ister

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #113 on: September 11, 2017, 06:27:13 pm »
That's a good news!

According to the authorities in the city of Santa Clara, 39 buildings collapsed:

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/09/10/hurricane-irma-topples-homes-floods-cities-after-barrelling-through-cuba.html
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Offline Babyface04

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #114 on: September 11, 2017, 06:41:36 pm »
Je sais!!!! C'est fou comment il est incroyablement chanceux!! Les fenêtres chez sa grand-mère étaient brisées. Par contre, il m'a écrit lorsque la tempête était plus calme et n'était pas au courant de tous les dégâts encore. Il n'était pas sortie vraiment de chez lui.
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Offline Jessifer

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #115 on: September 12, 2017, 10:33:28 am »
I'm not sure if anyone here has any contacts with anyone in the national media but it would be nice to have more coverage of the hurricane aftermath in other areas instead of most of the focus going to Florida.  While I feel bad for them also, Cuba and the Caribbean are much worse off.  In my opinion, Cuba and the Caribbean is the real story because a lot of these people didn't have much to begin with in the first place and now saying they will really struggle is an understatement.

I agree. Puerto Rico was hit pretty hard and yet I've seen almost nothing in the media about them, even though they are U.S. news channels and Puertoricans are supposedly Americans. I definitely did not see any of the same level of concern for their safety and well-being as for those in Florida, although it certainly comes as no surprise!
 
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Offline greslogo

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #116 on: September 12, 2017, 11:46:26 am »
Finally, my niece sent us an update late last night, via text. Power is out and trees are down. Not too much damage to the town.
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Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #117 on: September 12, 2017, 02:31:13 pm »
Still waiting for any news of relations in Esmeralda, phones don't connect and cell not working, so if anyone has any further info, would be good to hear or see. Thanks.
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Offline greslogo

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #118 on: September 12, 2017, 02:38:06 pm »

http://www.periodicocubano.com/sistema-energetico-cuba-colapso/

El sistema energético en Cuba colapsó
Sep 12, 2017 | Actualidad cubana, destacados | 0 Comentarios
Las afectaciones del huracán Irma al Sistema Electroenergético Nacional (SEN) condujeron a que la generación cayera a cero, algo que ocurre por primera vez en la historia y que exige un proceso de restauración de mucha disciplina tecnológica y respeto milimétrico a cada paso, explicó Lázaro Guerra, director técnico de la Unión Eléctrica (UNE), a medios locales.

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La restauración del sistema exige cautela y análisis técnico de cada paso. El sistema está débil y una perturbación técnica puede echar para atrás lo hecho, añadió el funcionario.

 
Preguntado sobre el tiempo que demorarán los trabajos, explicó que este es un proceso en el cual no puede haber «corre-corre». No puede perderse un minuto, pero hay que hacerlo con la cautela, con la mesura y con el análisis técnico que lleva.
«El sistema está débil, y una perturbación técnica puede echar para atrás el trabajo y obligaría a empezar de nuevo. No obstante, «se está avanzando; se avanza analizando todos los elementos necesarios y cada día el sistema está mucho más fortalecido».
Al explicar lo que está sucediendo, indicó, por ejemplo, que de las ocho centrales termoeléctricas (CTE) de la nación, incluyendo la planta de Tallapiedra, en la Bahía de La Habana, seis se encuentran en el litoral norte, el más devastado por el paso del ciclón más grande que se ha formado en esta cuenca en los últimos cien años.
Las CTE sufrieron daños y algunas aún no pueden ponerse en marcha. «El paso del huracán causó averías a la integridad del sistema interconectado nacional, del cual forman parte todas las unidades generadoras», enfatizó Guerra.
Hay muchos daños, además, en las líneas eléctricas, severos en las zonas por donde batieron los vientos huracanados. Y en algunos territorios, como Matanzas, no se ha terminado la evaluación de los daños. No obstante, se avanza en la restauración del sistema y la revitalización del servicio a la población y las entidades, dijo.
Con información de: medios locales de Cuba



The energy system in Cuba collapsed
Sep 12, 2017 | Cuban News, Featured | 0 Comments
The effects of Hurricane Irma on the National Electroenergetic System (SEN) led to a zero-generation, something that happens for the first time in history and which requires a process of restoration of much technological discipline and millimetric respect at every step, explained Lázaro Guerra, technical director of the Electricity Union (UNE), to local media.

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The restoration of the system requires caution and technical analysis of each step. The system is weak and a technical disturbance can throw back the fact, added the official.

 
Asked about the time the work will take, he explained that this is a process in which there can be no "run". You can not miss a minute, but you have to do it with the caution, the moderation and the technical analysis that it takes.
"The system is weak, and a technical disturbance can throw back the work and force it to start over. However, "progress is being made; progress is made by analyzing all the necessary elements and the system is much stronger every day ".
In explaining what is happening, he indicated, for example, that six of the nation's eight thermoelectric power stations (CTE), including the Tallapiedra plant in Havana Bay, are located on the northern coast, the most devastated by the passage of the largest cyclone that has formed in this basin in the last hundred years.
The CTEs were damaged and some still can not be started. "The passage of the hurricane caused damages to the integrity of the national interconnected system, of which all the generating units form part," emphasized Guerra.
There are many damages, also, in the electrical lines, severe in the areas where the hurricane winds beat. And in some territories, like Matanzas, the assessment of damages has not been completed. However, progress is being made in restoring the system and revitalizing service to the population and entities, he said.
With information from: local media in Cuba


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Offline Aguacate

Re: Hurricane Irma - Keep an Eye on it's path.
« Reply #119 on: September 12, 2017, 03:10:42 pm »
Power came back to Contramaestre this morning and Habana Vieja at some point during the day (not sure when but just spoke with family and they have electricity now).
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