Many brigades of engineers and builders from provinces throughout Cuba are making progress today in recovering electricity and communications in the eastern region, affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Solidarity is evident in the streets of Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, Granma, Las Tunas and Guantanamo, where trucks transport new electricity poles, roofs, cement, and building blocks, while cranes help to clear roads and restore communications.
"We have turned this cyclone into a cyclone of effort, work, and unity, characteristic of our Revolution," Lazaro Exposito, first secretary of the Communist Party in Santiago de Cuba province, told the local CMKC radio station.
Sandy crossed the eastern Cuban region on October 24, from Santiago de Cuba to northern Holguin, with sustained maximum winds of 175 kilometers per hour, and heavy rains.
The most damaged sectors were homes, electrical services, and telecommunications.
After the first impact, Cuban leaders, led by President Raul Castro, started to supervise recovery works in the zones affected by Sandy.