
{"id":259110,"date":"2022-10-18T10:35:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=259110"},"modified":"2022-10-18T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:35:38","slug":"road-to-la-coloma-twenty-days-after-hurricane-ian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/road-to-la-coloma-twenty-days-after-hurricane-ian\/","title":{"rendered":"Road to La Coloma, twenty days after Hurricane Ian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between the fishing town of La Coloma and the city of <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/pinar-del-rio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pinar del R\u00edo<\/strong><\/a> there are only about 25 kilometers. Going through them these days, almost three weeks after the disastrous passage of <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/hurricane-ian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hurricane Ian<\/strong><\/a>, makes it possible to discover first-hand the terrible wounds left there by the most powerful cyclone in the area in many years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259113\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0073-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259113\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0073-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0073-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0073-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0073-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0073-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0073-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0073-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some people save materials after the passage of Hurricane Ian, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259114\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0079-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259114\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0079-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0079-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0079-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0079-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0079-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0079-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0079-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In some places the internal roads have not been cleaned, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259115\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0058-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259115\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0058-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0058-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0058-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0058-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0058-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0058-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0058-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hurricane Ian destroyed many houses in La Coloma, Pinar del R\u00edo. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259116\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0094-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259116\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0094-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0094-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0094-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0094-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0094-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0094-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0094-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ian made landfall in Cuba precisely through La Coloma. It did so as a powerful category 3 hurricane, with winds of more than 200 kilometers per hour. The combination of these with the rain and the strong sea floods, even in high places, not only left a terrifying dawn \u2014 that of September 27 \u2014 in the memory of its inhabitants, but also enormous devastation.<\/p>\n<p>Although many evacuated, mainly to schools and relatives\u2019 homes, others lived through the cyclone in their own homes and witnessed minute by minute the colossal destruction. Not only in the fishing community, where some 7,000 people live, but also in other nearby towns, in settlements located in the area and on the way to the provincial capital, many claim to have lost \u201ceverything\u201d or \u201calmost everything\u201d because of Ian.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259117\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259117\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0086-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259117\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0086-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0086-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0086-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0086-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0086-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0086-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0086-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman assesses the damage caused by Hurricane Ian, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259118\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0113-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259118\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0113-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0113-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0113-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0113-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0113-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0113-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0113-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a reception center for people affected by Hurricane Ian, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259119\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0038-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259119\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0038-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0038-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0038-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0038-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0038-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0038-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0038-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neighbors near the Mariana Grajales Elementary School have converted their homes into classrooms. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is not difficult to verify the veracity of their words. Houses without roofs, without walls, pieces of roof tiles and debris everywhere, wet mattresses and sheets in the air, household equipment and furniture drying in the sun, electric poles and tree debris on the ground, are still part of the daily landscape of the place.<\/p>\n<p>This landscape is certainly not exclusive to La Coloma, where state facilities were also damaged, such as the Combinado Pesquero Industrial, which is responsible for capturing and processing valuable species such as lobster, snapper and bonito. Hurricane Ian viciously hit much of Pinar del R\u00edo, including its main city, the tobacco-growing municipalities of San Luis and San Juan y Mart\u00ednez, and the tourist area of \u200b\u200bVi\u00f1ales.<\/p>\n<p>The Pinar del R\u00edo authorities calculate that around 100,000 homes have been affected, as well as large losses in agriculture \u2014 with tobacco being one of the hardest-hit crops \u2014 and other sectors. Until this Saturday, only about 50% of the electricity service was recovered in the province, with the most damaged territories below that figure, and places like La Coloma powered only part of the day by generator sets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259120\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0018-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259120\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0018-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0018-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0018-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0018-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0018-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0018-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0018-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Electrical and telephone brigades work to restore the services affected by Hurricane Ian, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259121\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259121\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0048-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259121\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0048-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0048-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0048-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0048-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0048-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0048-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0048-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259121\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mariana Grajales Elementary School affected by Hurricane Ian, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259122\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0063-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259122\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0063-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0063-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0063-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0063-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0063-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0063-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0063-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man collects food for his animals in La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259123\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0021-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259123\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0021-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0021-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0021-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0021-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0021-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0021-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0021-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Electrical and telephone brigades work to restore the services affected by Hurricane Ian, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259124\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0092-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259124\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0092-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0092-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0092-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0092-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0092-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0092-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0092-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the midst of the severe economic crisis that the island is going through, the Cuban government has concentrated its efforts and resources in Pinar del R\u00edo. Numerous brigades of electrical workers from all over the country have been sent there, after having resolved the problems in the rest of the affected provinces, such as Havana and Artemisa, while forces from other state sectors, volunteer groups and private entrepreneurs have also joined other recovery tasks and the delivery of donations, together with the people of Pinar del R\u00edo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259125\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0077-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259125\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0077-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0077-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0077-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0077-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0077-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0077-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0077-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many homes have lost their roofs, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259126\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0056-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259126\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0056-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0056-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0056-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0056-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0056-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0056-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0056-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two people try to fill water containers in La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259127\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0008-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259127\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0008-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0008-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0008-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0008-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0008-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0008-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0008-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Transporting donations for those affected by Hurricane Ian, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259128\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0085-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259128\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0085-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0085-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0085-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0085-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0085-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0085-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0085-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman shows the height that the water reached when Hurricane Ian passed, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259129\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0050-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259129\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0050-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0050-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0050-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0050-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0050-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0050-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0050-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carrying out excavations to install water pipes, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259130\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0071-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259130\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0071-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0071-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0071-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0071-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0071-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0071-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0071-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man chops yucca to feed his animals, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259131\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0139-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259131\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0139-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0139-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0139-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0139-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0139-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0139-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0139-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This humble and neat house has been built by a family, after having lost everything, La Coloma, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_259132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259132\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0033-1024x732-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-259132\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0033-1024x732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0033-1024x732-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0033-1024x732-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0033-1024x732-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0033-1024x732-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0033-1024x732-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Pinar-del-Rio__0033-1024x732-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-259132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Electrical and telephone brigades work to restore the services affected by Hurricane Ian, Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: Otmaro Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But with so much accumulated destruction, there is still much to be done, many pains and concerns to heal. About twenty days after Ian hit, and even with what has already been done, it seems clear that the recovery will be slow, and even more so if the problems and debts prior to the hurricane are taken into account. This means that some are dissatisfied and skeptical with the State\u2019s response and government promises, while others say they are aware that \u201cas things are, there is no other choice but to work with what there is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is why in La Coloma and its surroundings work is underway, by state brigades, but also by neighbors who are determined to clean and fix what\u2019s theirs, to get ahead as well as possible, to go on with life despite the tragedy that suddenly changed their existence on that fateful morning. Ian\u2019s disastrous footprints will remain there for a long time, but, despite the indelible trauma, the promised help and the solidarity of so many, rising to the occasion is an urgent need for the men and women of that land, a vital instinct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the area through which Ian entered Cuba, the terrible wounds of the cyclone are still visible, as well as the determination to get ahead as best as possible despite the tragedy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3134,"featured_media":259112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13902],"tags":[9713,34572],"ppma_author":[33546],"class_list":["post-259110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuba","tag-cuban-people","tag-hurricane-ian"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 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