A tragic accident occurred in the Cuban capital during the heavy rains registered in the last hours, when a boy between 10 and 13 years old (age not yet confirmed), was sucked by an open drain in the middle of a severe flood.
The event took place at the intersection of Vía Blanca and 10 de Octubre, one of the areas most affected by the rains in the city.
A shocking video of the exact moment in which the child disappears is circulating in social networks, which has generated great commotion among users.
The pro-government journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso confirmed the fall of the child. Through his social networks, Alonso reported that "after the heavy rains this Monday and the floods caused in the west, the death of a minor in the capital is reported".
The communicator alluded to the images shared in the networks, which show the unfortunate event, in which a child was walking through a flooded area and presumably fell into a sewerage manhole.
The Government of the capital issued a statement in which it provided details of the incident, noting that the minor was walking unaccompanied by an adult and contrary to the warnings issued by the Civil Defense and the Institute of Meteorology about the dangers of moving in flooded areas.
"On Monday afternoon, an incident occurred at the intersection of Vía Blanca and Villanueva, in the municipality of Habana Vieja. A minor who was walking alone through that flooded area after the heavy rains, unaccompanied by an adult and contrary to the warnings issued during the day and in previous days by the Civil Defense and the Institute of Meteorology, did not notice the presence of a culvert, which with the force of the water sucked him in," the statement said.
The local government informed that, upon receiving the emergency call to 106 , rescue and salvage efforts were immediately initiated with the forces of the Ministry of the Interior trained to deal with this type of contingency.
The authorities of the Communist Party, the Government and local firefighters were present in the area.
Despite this statement, citizens, in social networks, have criticized the absence of signage and protection in the open sewers, as well as the delay in the response of the authorities to prevent this type of tragedy.
The event took place at the intersection of Vía Blanca and 10 de Octubre, one of the areas most affected by the rains in the city.
A shocking video of the exact moment in which the child disappears is circulating in social networks, which has generated great commotion among users.
The pro-government journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso confirmed the fall of the child. Through his social networks, Alonso reported that "after the heavy rains this Monday and the floods caused in the west, the death of a minor in the capital is reported".
The communicator alluded to the images shared in the networks, which show the unfortunate event, in which a child was walking through a flooded area and presumably fell into a sewerage manhole.
The Government of the capital issued a statement in which it provided details of the incident, noting that the minor was walking unaccompanied by an adult and contrary to the warnings issued by the Civil Defense and the Institute of Meteorology about the dangers of moving in flooded areas.
"On Monday afternoon, an incident occurred at the intersection of Vía Blanca and Villanueva, in the municipality of Habana Vieja. A minor who was walking alone through that flooded area after the heavy rains, unaccompanied by an adult and contrary to the warnings issued during the day and in previous days by the Civil Defense and the Institute of Meteorology, did not notice the presence of a culvert, which with the force of the water sucked him in," the statement said.
The local government informed that, upon receiving the emergency call to 106 , rescue and salvage efforts were immediately initiated with the forces of the Ministry of the Interior trained to deal with this type of contingency.
The authorities of the Communist Party, the Government and local firefighters were present in the area.
Despite this statement, citizens, in social networks, have criticized the absence of signage and protection in the open sewers, as well as the delay in the response of the authorities to prevent this type of tragedy.
