People wade through floodwater caused by hurricane Irma in Havana on September 9 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The top leaders of Vietnam on September 11 offered sympathies to Cuba on big losses caused by hurricane Irma in the Caribbean country.
The sympathies were sent by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Raul Castro Ruz – First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba.
Cuban media reported on September 10 that Irma, the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, affected all localities but did not cause human losses in the country.
Power was shut off in big cities of Cuba, including Havana capital, as the hurricane left down trees and power lines.-VNA
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