Specialists from the Department of Extinction of the Cuban Fire Department (CBC) pointed out today that the inappropriate exploitation of electric motorcycles with gel or lithium batteries has caused fires with serious damage to the population, and Holguín is among the provinces most affected by these incidents.

Confronted with the effects of the drought the country is facing, Argelio Omar Fernandez Richelme, director of Hydrology and Hydrogeology of the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources, says that actions are underway at all levels, seeking to minimize the impacts, especially on the water supply for the population and for the rest of the economic activities.

The Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja pediatric hospital is undergoing renovation works in its health facilities as part of the strategy to improve services in the institution.