cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38649909

[A video about Cuba, hosted on the PeerTube server CuddlyTube, from the news/video collective Belly Of The Beast]

Hurricane Melissa tore through Santiago de Cuba with winds over 120 mph — uprooting trees and flooding neighborhood.

Despite the destruction, no lives were lost thanks in part to Cuba’s Civil Defense system, which evacuated hundreds of thousands before landfall.

Now, as the city begins to clean up, people are helping each other rebuild — even as the country faces deep economic challenges.

🎥 Reported on the ground by Liz Oliva Fernández for Belly of the Beast, in collaboration with #BreakThroughNews

[In Spanish, with English subtitles]