Tornado hit Cuba and left at least three dead, 174 wounded and destroyed

Sunday evening and early Monday morning, strong winds of 100 km / h, heavy rains and hail hit the provinces of Pinar del Río, Mayabeque and Havana in Cuba.

The damage is significant and there is at least 3 dead and the number of wounded increased to 174. The tornado has left much of the Cuban capital without electricity and caused "the fall of trees, power lines, broken doors and windows", as well as "damage to the roofs of houses and landslides"

Floods have also occurred in several areas of the capital and the coast. Therefore, faced with such a scenario, the Cuban civil defense asked the population not to go out on the street at dawn.

Early in the morning, President Miguel Díaz-Canel went to neighborhoods affected by the tornado and posted photos on his account. Twitter in which he is seen supervising the work of the rescuers.

"We travel places affected by the atmospheric phenomenon of great intensity in Regla (municipality of Havana). The damage is significant, until now we regret the death of 3 people and treated 172 wounded. Several brigades are already working on the restoration, "he writes.

According to that the official website of Cubadebate, "the strength of tornado winds can be compared to that of a hurricane category 4 or 5, although its impact is more targeted. "In the images that cross social networks, you can see the consequences of the phenomenon that has left crushed vehicles, cars trapped by floods and destroyed houses.

"It was as strong as that of Bejucal in 1940. I think it's an F4, between three and four, but no more than four," said the meteorologist at the site. Cubadebate. So far, the Institute has only images and witness badessments, so the An exact badessment will be made when measurements are made and field observations.