THE storm Elsa, who left behind three dead in the Caribbean, is being strengthened by winds of 100 km / h, approaching Cuba and after crossing it will head to Florida.
Early in the afternoon, “Elsa maintained its northeastern course with 22 km / h, winds of up to 100 km / h and gusts even greater,” the Cuban National Meteorological Institute (Insmet) announced.
A state of alert has been declared for the province of Havana and the provinces of Mayabeke and Artemis.
“It is possible that the storm will intensify before it reaches land, this afternoon, in the area of Sienaga de Zapata, on the south coast of Matanza,” according to Insmet. The storm is then expected to cross the island from south to north.
The storm Elsa killed three people in the Caribbean over the weekend, accompanied by strong winds and heavy rainfall.
On the south coast of the Dominican Republic, a 15-year-old was killed by a wall fall in the Bahoruku district and a 75-year-old died under the same conditions in Bani, according to the Emergency Operations Center (COE).
A third person has died in Soufrier, on the island of St. Lucia (south of Martinique), the Caribbean Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) said.
“Cuba continues to watch (the storm) and remains ready to help other affected countries,” Foreign Minister Bruno Rodrγκguez said on Twitter on Sunday.
Elsa hit the entire southern part of Cuba from the sea on Sunday and Monday morning, but no significant damage was reported. The Cuban Civil Protection Service had predicted and declared a “state of emergency” in the affected areas, which had taken precautionary measures.
In the face of this situation, President Miguel Dias Canel wrote on his Twitter account on Sunday night to Monday “at the moment no damage has been observed except in agriculture, mainly in the eastern province of Granma. I urge our people to continue to protect themselves so that we do not mourn human losses. “
After leaving Cuba to head to the Florida Straits, Elsa will pass by the Keys archipelago early Tuesday. It is then expected to pass near or over parts of the west coast of Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the US National Cyclone Center (NHC).
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