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CIEGO DE ÁVILA.- About 75 percent of Florence's surface is a mountain stream. It is known in this province as "the municipality of beautiful landscapes", even here it is the highest altitude of the territory, Pico Bandera (Sierra de Jatibonico), with 442.0 meters above the average level of the sea. [19659003] 84 kilometers northwest of the capital Avila, it is the jurisdiction most affected by the torrential rains brought by the subtropical storm Alberto at the end of May 1965
More ten communities record rainfall greater than 500 millimeters. month, and in the Ranchuelo People's Council exceeded 668.2 millimeters.
Damage to the road network and agriculture were great, only in tobacco there was damage for nearly 12 300 000 pesos: about two million pesos for losses and loss of quality of tobacco in the rooms, due to the humidity and its after-effects; On the other hand, severe flooding due to overflow of the North Jatibonico River, "stuck" in the sink that opens underground on the other side of the orographic complex. known as the northeastern heights of Las Villas, which in these parts has its birth from east to west, has reached levels up to nine meters above the normal channel.
Several power poles were submerged in the region of Boquerón and Lowrey, the two communities most affected by the rains. And the Liberacion Florencia complex in Florencia, the largest in Ciego de Ávila, had a historic record, accumulating some 79 million cubic meters of water.
The water descended into the mountains
A little more than two months later However, the ravages caused by nature, population settlements and most mined or demolished roads are not very visible.
The shores of North Jatibonico are now the obvious witness of the ravages. Leaves and palms without leaves, collapsed or half-falling, mark the level reached by the current. And the tumuli of the rocks that rise from the river, peeled like a coconut, continue to freeze the sun.
The people of Florence "live a normal life", as if "it" had pbaded. But continue to thank. Many went to greet the President of State Councils and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, who spent the morning of Tuesday, July 31, visiting the places affected by the subtropical storm and talking about the number of locals who went out, according to his custom.
Upon his arrival at the head of the municipality, he goes to meet those who wait for him spontaneously. He explained the reason for the work visit, he was interested in life in the city and it seems that it gave time for many to keep the pictures of the meeting on their cell phones; already recurring scene in his working days in different places of the nation that he visits, and always, in a family way.
Along the journey through Florence Avileña the president stopped the vehicle carrying him to talk with the neighbors, as in the cellar of "monte adentro" La Báscula, which distributes food to those who live by the intramontane road of Lowrey in Boquerón.
He spoke with the saleswoman from the entrance of the regulated goods, and released them; about what is most requested in the area; about bread – "they bring it every day," says the craftman. He inquires about standardized milk, which is sold through a window at the waist, through which locals see and hear the exchange between the president and the winery
Accompanied by Félix Duarte Ortega, member of the Central Committee and First Party Secretary in Ciego de Ávila, and other authorities of the province and the municipality, from there the head of state took the opportunity to speak with the parishioners, men and women of the hills, to whom he commented that despite heavy rains caused by the storm, people look calm and the scenery is more beautiful.
However, he insisted on the need to prepare to continue to deal with such phenomena, which threaten to become more frequent as a result of climate change, a process that is irreversible.
The President reiterated this irrefutable reality during the working visits made to Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Matanzas and now Ciego de Ávila to verify in situ the damage caused by the hydro-meteorological event of last May and the enormous works recovery.
The preoccupation of the country's leaders, whose earliest and clearest warnings were made and maintained by Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, and which General Raúl Castro Ruz constantly warns, accompanies Díaz-Canel , so that the subtropical storm Alberto brought new lessons, because unlike a tropical cyclone, the persistent and intense rains that cause can leave more damage than those, which occurred in the road network of the center of the country .
florencia
The work of the head of state in the avilanian municipality of Florence began at bridge 535 on the Jaraueca road, severely mined at its base, and where dozens of cubic meters of concrete and rajon have already been sunk. The water of North Jatibonico climbed up to nine meters
Díaz-Canel exchanged with workers and specialists in the workplace, where he was informed that he was in the process of working. be rehabilitated by a local construction company. In view, the work undertaken is guided by the principle that "everything we do must be better than what it was".
This same premise has guided the statesman in the North Jatibonico derivative, which has overstepped its limits and where it is necessary to design, plan, and undertake work to prevent the same thing from happening. happen. It was a tour of information and debate, between technicians and engineers – including the president – who eventually turned around a consensus of experts
The next stay The president was in Lowrey, in the workshop of Abras Grande, belonging to UEB. Tobacco profit in Florence, where the workforce is mainly composed of young people and women.
He greeted all the people who work there, one by one, in their work, in which they are mostly standing, despite chairs "It's faster," they say. He also asked extensively about working conditions, wages, stability of employment …, detail by detail.
Florencia is an area of tobacco, Irma Martínez Martínez, with her 80's, her huge blue eyes, her nice wrinkles and her Pretty little hat, it would be a great model to promote Cuban cigar or leaf. "In 80 years, I have never seen water like that," he told Díaz-Canel in front of the nursery of the agroforestry company where he works.
Irma was accompanied by her colleagues and others who hold leadership positions in the city, who answered questions about recovery from the damage caused by the subtropical storm and the attention to the inhabitants of the region, such as the rehabilitation of ceilings, the delivery of kitchen modules, refreshments, toilets, mattresses … [19659003] Back at the municipal headquarters, Díaz-Canel visited a candy store for the sale of different specialties to the population and the cannery, an old factory where canning sweet fruit with tamales, fried beans with legendary peppers, an exclusivity of the region.
The subtropical storm Alberto was a difficult episode, but he leaves it. Another equal event (or worse because of the strong winds), hurricane Irma, last September, caused damage in 1,422 homes in the municipality of Florence, but 80.3% of this fund has already been recovered.
"Florentine" Profiles
According to the Political-Administrative Division of 1976, Florence has an area of 290.69 square kilometers (km2), or 4.1 per cent of the area of the province. As of December 31, 2017, the calculated population was 19,022, with a high number of seniors; According to the local population, it is one of the ten oldest municipalities of Cuba
It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Chambas, to the south by the municipalities of Majagua and Jatibonico (Sancti Spíritus), to the east by the municipalities of Chambas and Ciro Redondo, and to the west with the municipality of Yaguajay (Sancti Spíritus).
In 2016, the forest index added 18.32 percent, and natural forests account for more than 90 percent of the space, so Florence is incorporated into the Turquino-Bamburanao plan
Source: Statistical Yearbook of the Municipality of Florence. 2016. National Bureau of Statistics and Information (ONEI), www.onei.cu. And Ecured.
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