Reuters
HAVANA (Reuters) - Seven people drowned and two remain missing as a result of flooding last week in Cuba caused by storm Alberto that forced tens of thousands to evacuate and caused a spill of oily water in Cienfuegos bay, Cuba’s Civil Defense authority said.
Cuba had previously reported a preliminary estimate of four dead in the floods that damaged crops and infrastructure, left many communities cut off and forced authorities to open sluice gates on reservoirs that reached bursting levels.