Interés Humano

Tormenta Elsa golpea a Cuba con fuertes lluvias

En La Habana, los comercios cerraron desde las 12 m.d. y a partir de las 2 p.m. quedó restringida la movilidad de sus habitantes

This RAMMB National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) satellite image taken on July 4, 2021 at 11:40 UTC shows  shows hurricane Elsa moving towards the southwestern coast of Haiti, headed toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba in the eastern Caribbean. - Tropical Storm Elsa churned late July 3, 2021 off the southwestern coast of Haiti, headed toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba as forecasters warned of heavy rains, flash flooding and mudslides. The weather system brought maximum sustained winds of 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour and was moving northwest at 17 miles per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said."There are fairly intense gusts of wind and light rain, but so far we have not recorded any damage," said Jerry Chandler, director of the Haitian Civil Protection Agency. (Photo by Handout / RAMMB/NOAA/NESDIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO //RAMMB/NOAA/HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This RAMMB National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) satellite image taken on July 4, 2021 at 11:40 UTC shows shows hurricane Elsa moving towards the southwestern coast of Haiti, headed toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba in the eastern Caribbean. - Tropical Storm Elsa churned late July 3, 2021 off the southwestern coast of Haiti, headed toward Jamaica and eastern Cuba as forecasters warned of heavy rains, flash flooding and mudslides. The weather system brought maximum sustained winds of 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour and was moving northwest at 17 miles per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said."There are fairly intense gusts of wind and light rain, but so far we have not recorded any damage," said Jerry Chandler, director of the Haitian Civil Protection Agency. (Photo by Handout / RAMMB/NOAA/NESDIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO //RAMMB/NOAA/HANDOUT " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT
Una mujer camina entre botes asegurados para evitar que se pierdan, antes del paso de la tormenta tropical Elsa, en La Habana, Cuba, el 5 de julio del 2021. Foto: AFP (YAMIL LAGE/AFP)

La Habana. La tormenta tropical Elsa tocó tierra este lunes en territorio cubano por un punto de la Ciénaga de Zapata, en el oeste de la isla, con intensas lluvias, en su ruta hacia Florida.

Después de dejar tres muertos en República Dominicana y Santa Lucía, Elsa penetró a las 2 p.m. (hora local) por el sur de la occidental provincia de Matanzas, a donde llegó con vientos de 95 km/h y una velocidad de desplazamiento de 22 km/h, con un rumbo noroeste, indicó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC).

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