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FROM
CUBA
Government announces urgent measures in
the face of drought
HAVANA, Cuba, February 21 (Reinaldo Cosano
Alén, Lux Info Press / www.cubanet.org)
- The provincial governments of Havana (province)
and Havana (city) have announced special
measures to be implemented in the face of
a drought that meteorologists have called
the worst in the last 44 years.
An official at the Hydraulic Resources
office for the city of Havana, Jorge Calá,
said the low levels of stored water demanded
that drastic steps be taken to conserve
water in agriculture and other large consumers,
such as industry, schools and hospitals,
and among the city's two million population.
The president of the provincial assembly
of the Popular Power, Juan Contino, warned
the population to be prepared for strict
conservation measures that will be implemented.
There is little indication that precipitation
will provide any relief in the coming months.
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