Hurricane Ian
Primary Impacts
Secondary Impacts
Background Information
Responses
Communist government run by president Miguel Diaz-Canel. They provide everything for everyone.
People suffered from scarcity and shortages in recent years
Cuba's GDP fell by 11% in 2020 due to Covid
% deaths in Pinar del Rio
63,000 homes damaged
12 fishing boast damaged
No water, electricity or basic goods ( only 15% of Pinar del Rio has electricity
Closure of Industrial Fishing Combine, loss of jobs
8583 ha of crops damaged (bananas, cassava, sweet potatoes, corn, rice, tomatoes)
Over 100 tobacco farmers suffered losses of 100% and called for government to subsidise reconstruction.
Prediction
Preparation
Future
Variety of government entities devoted to predicting hurricanes
68 weather stations track storms
National civil defence has an early warning system
All adults are mandated to go through a civilian defence training program that teaches how to help during evacuation
Every year a 2 day hurricane drill (Ejercicio Meteoro) occurs to simulate evacuation
Schools incorporate preparedness into the curriculum
Emergency plans are devised and updated annually
Every Cuban is deignated a location of refuge
Weather information broadcast on state-run media every 6 hours or every 3 hours if storms are on the way. Alerts sound 72 hours before landfall
Everyone mobilises and has a specific role e.g. hurricane proof homes, clean streets, move animals, transport others to areas of safety, check on the vulnerable
Government officials, police, military are sent to mve personal belongings to safe locations
Guaranteeded replacemnt of all destroyed property
Electricity and gas shut off when wind reaches certain speed
Continue to plan for future disasters by having a hurricane drill as well as reviewing emergency plans