• Submitted by: lena campos
• Santiago de Cuba
• 11 / 16 / 2012

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Less than 10 percent of this province remains in the dark after the devastation of its power system caused by hurricane Sandy three weeks ago.

With the aid of the whole country, one of the worst consequences of the disaster has been left behind and hundreds of electrical workers helped reconstruct the system.

Almost 280 thousand consumers of the 323 thousand in the territory, are already receiving this service and appreciate the extraordinary effort made by the power workers of the province and those who came from the rest of the country.

The recovery includes the telephone lines and the steps taken toward stabilizing the water supply.

Those basic needs are improving together with the cleaning of the city, where millions of tons of debris and trees have been removed from the streets.

Even though the province and the center of the city show a more promising view, there is a negative trace difficult to erase in a brief period and that is the housing infrastructure and other buildings severely damaged by the winds.

Source: Prensa Latina