The rains could be heavy throughout western Cuba. Photo: Archivo/RHC

Havana, Aug 27 (RHC) The first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel called on Sunday to pay the utmost attention to the information and guidance from the Civil Defense in view of the forecasts of heavy rains related to a tropical depression close to the national territory.

The head of state, who is on an official visit to Namibia, warned on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, that all precautions are few when soils are saturated.

"We are closely following the news about the tropical depression that should cause heavy rains in the west of the country," said the Caribbean nation's president on the platform.

This Saturday, the National Civil Defense General Staff issued an early alert due to the evolution of the meteorological situation, and oriented to comply with the indications given by local authorities, as well as the rules of conduct foreseen to avoid loss of human lives.

This Saturday, the National Civil Defense General Staff issued an early alert due to the evolution of the meteorological situation, and oriented to comply with the indications given by local authorities

It also indicated to pay attention to the experiences left by the recent hydrometeorological events occurred on the island, as well as to the protection of the population and the resources of the economy.

According to the Meteorological Institute's Forecast Center, Tropical Depression Ten maintains maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour with higher gusts.

The central pressure dropped slightly to 1001 hectoPascal and has moved with a slow movement to the south at only seven kilometers per hour.

In the Caribbean nation, rainfall is recorded mainly over the provinces of Pinar del Rio and Artemisa, and the special municipality Isla de la Juventud, which should continue and increase in the rest of the western region during the day.

In the next 12 to 24 hours, this organism will maintain its slow movement, gaining more organization and intensity and could become a tropical storm (Source: Prensa Latina).