An update from the Cuba Tourist Board

The Cuba Tourist Board in Canada reports that power has been restored in the Cayo Coco area — Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo, Cayo Cruz & Cayo Paredon| — Cayo Santa Maria and Holguin.

According to Lessner Gomez, director of the Cuba Tourism Board in Canada, there are some parts of Havana and Varadero that still are not totally recovered, but clients in these zones have been moved to hotels in the same area that have their own generators.

Excursions and tours are running; all the airports are open and operational.

The full recovery of the tourist areas is expected to be concluded by the next 24 hours.

As for Hurricane Oscar, Gomez said that Cuba was “very lucky” as it was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm and it only brushed the most northeastern tip of Cuba through the provinces of Guantanamo and Holguin.”

There are no major resorts in Guantanamo and the resorts in Holguin have not reported major damages, mostly rain.

For more, go to www.gocuba.ca .