Cuba evacuates 70,000 as Tropical Storm Elsa threatens heavy flooding
Cuba evacuated 70,000 people in its southern region on Sunday, amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could unleash heavy flooding after battering several Caribbean islands and killing at least three people. The Cuban government opened shelters and moved to protect sugarcane and cocoa crops. Most of those evacuated went to relatives’ homes, while about 23,000 sheltered at government facilities. Some 400 in mountainous areas took refuge in caves prepared for the emergency.
Source: theguardian.com