“Due to the unstable climatic situation, which has caused heavy rains in various regions, and the forecast for the coming hours, it has been decided to postpone the celebrations dedicated to the International Workers’ Day throughout the country,” he said. said the Cuban Workers’ Union in a statement. Now the plan is to hold a May Day protest next Friday, May 5.
At the same time, the authorities of the republic decided earlier to abandon the main demonstration in Revolution Square in Havana due to the severe shortage of fuel Cuba was facing. The May Day procession was to take place on the Malecon in front of the famous Hotel Nacional. As designed by the authorities, residents of nearby areas were supposed to participate in the events, thanks to which it would not be necessary to organize the transport of demonstrators to Revolution Square by buses which must be filled with fuel which now rare. .
In Havana, heavy rains have been falling since Sunday morning, accompanied by squally winds and thunderstorms. Many areas of the city have been flooded, there are power cuts. According to forecasts by local meteorologists, the rains across the country will continue in the coming hours, which does not allow the festivities planned for Monday morning.
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