(ANSA) - ROME, JULY 31 - The Cuban Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) has reported that Hurricane Isaías made itself felt in the eastern region of the island, with rain and winds of 130 kilometers per hour and stronger gusts. The Cubadebate website reports it.
Insmet announced that today fortimareggiate in the northeast, with waves between 4 and 6 meters high and coastal floods in the area of the city of Baracoa have been reported.
The effects of Isaías will last throughout the day, when the phenomenon will move to the rest of the north-east coast, with mild to moderate coastal floods in the lower areas of the area.
The Cuban institute reported that the hurricane continues to drift northwest at 28 mph and will remain on a similar route, gaining more intensity as it approaches the central Bahamas.
The National Hurricane Center of the United States reported today that the tropical storm Isaias has become a category 1 hurricane as it heads to the Bahamas and Florida.
The cyclone season in the North Atlantic began on June 1st and will last until November 30th. During this year, before August 1, two tropical phenomena have already reached the category of hurricanes. (HANDLE).
Hurricanes: Isaias has reached the eastern region of Cuba
2020-07-31T16:34:22.100Z
The Cuban Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) reported that Hurricane Isaías made itself felt in the eastern region of the island today, with rain and winds of 130 kilometers per hour and stronger gusts. The Cubadebate website reports it. (HANDLE)