Havana: 20 injured after building collapses in Havana due to Hurricane Idalia 

Almost 20 individuals were injured after a building collapsed in Old Havana due to the strong winds and rains brought by Hurricane Idalia, according to official sources. 

A building located at 325 Prado Street, on the corner of Neptuno in Old Havana, collapsed, affecting " around 16 people, among them six children and a couple of disabled adults," according to a statement by the Government of Havana. 

The children and the elderly were transported to medical centers in the capital to be examined. They were discharged after “verifying that they were in good health,” the statement continues.  

Additionally, government authorities said that "16 partial and two total landslides were reported, causing minor injuries to three people, including a minor" in the capital city, according to a report by The Defense Council of Havana. 

In addition to the landslides, large sections of the capital were left without electricity and water, the report continued. The general director of Havana’s electricity company, Mario Castillo Salas, claimed that more than half of the one hundred circuits damaged by the storm had been repaired as of 5:00 p.m. of August 29. However, the municipalities of Boyeros, Arroyo Naranjo, San Miguel del Padrón, and La Habana del Este were still in a "complex situation."

On August 30, a group of linemen from the Cuban provinces of Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, Villa Clara, Ciego de Ávila, and Camagüey joined the repairs in Havana. Later, the teams moved to the province of Pinar del Río, where at least nine municipalities that were still without electricity.

In the province of Pinar del Río, in the far western part of the island, the hurricane caused heavy flooding, falling trees, and overflowing rivers. Around 60% of customers were left without electricity in the same area that was one of the hardest by Hurricane Ian a few months ago.

Regarding the water supply shortage, Havana officials said that due to "breakdowns in the electrical systems of the water supply sources" more than 53 thousand people in Havana were without water. Additionally, the heavy rains brought by Storm Idalia prevented the transfer of water pipes to the affected areas.