Hurricane helped ease drought across Cuba
The Associated Press
November 1, 2005
HAVANA · Rains associated with Hurricane Wilma benefited drought-striken Cuba, filling reservoirs to 76 percent of capacity, the state-run Trabajadores newspaper reported Monday.
The hurricane did not make landfall on the island, but rains from its outer bands pounded eastern and western Cuba for several days as the storm made its journey through the Caribbean before shooting into the Gulf of Mexico.
Conversely, the rains have been too much for the island's coffee crop. Recent storms caused many coffee beans to ripen too quickly, prompting workers to scramble to pick the beans before they go bad.
Students and teachers have been sent to help in Maisi and Yateras, the principal coffee-growing regions of Guantanamo Province, Trabajadores reported.
Copyright © 2005, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/cuba/sfl-acubarain01nov01,0,4501563.story?coll=sfla-news-cuba
The Associated Press
November 1, 2005
HAVANA · Rains associated with Hurricane Wilma benefited drought-striken Cuba, filling reservoirs to 76 percent of capacity, the state-run Trabajadores newspaper reported Monday.
The hurricane did not make landfall on the island, but rains from its outer bands pounded eastern and western Cuba for several days as the storm made its journey through the Caribbean before shooting into the Gulf of Mexico.
Conversely, the rains have been too much for the island's coffee crop. Recent storms caused many coffee beans to ripen too quickly, prompting workers to scramble to pick the beans before they go bad.
Students and teachers have been sent to help in Maisi and Yateras, the principal coffee-growing regions of Guantanamo Province, Trabajadores reported.
Copyright © 2005, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/cuba/sfl-acubarain01nov01,0,4501563.story?coll=sfla-news-cuba
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