by Marsha Mowers
Last updated: 7:41 AM ET, Thu September 29, 2022
Hurricane Ian went through the most western part of Cuba, over the province of Pinar del Rio, during the night of September 26th with category 3 force winds, exiting the country in the morning of September 27, 2022, causing some damages in local areas of Pinar del Rio.
According to a statement from the Cuba Tourist Board, there are no resorts in the neighboring areas impacted by the hurricane; none of the popular hotel zones were affected, all the airports in the island are open and the country is fully operational.
There have been some reports that the island had no power, but Lessner Gomez, Director of The Cuba Tourist Board in Toronto, wants to clarify that the local damages didn't affect any hotel infrastructure,
"We want to reassure Canadians that the hotels are opened 100 % with no damages, the hotels they have their own generators, and they are operating normally" he said.
According to Reuters, Ian left Havana crumbling, with decades-old buildings and pot-holed streets in a tangled mess of downed trees, trash and electrical and telephone wire. At least five buildings collapsed completely in Havana, according to official reports, and 68 were partly destroyed. More than 16,000 people were relocated to shelters.
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