Cuba’s sports authorities have temporarily suspended major national competitions in baseball and football amid the threat posed by Hurricane Melissa a powerful Category 4 system approaching the east of the country.
The National Baseball Commission reported on Saturday the suspension of games scheduled to take place on October 28, 29 and 30 of the 64th National Series as a preventive measure due to the deteriorating weather conditions, reported Cubadebate.
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The Commission also specified that the celebration of the All-Star Game, scheduled for November 1 and 2 in Holguín, will depend on the assessments following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
According to the same source, the National Football Commission has announced the suspension of the Clausura tournament of the 108th National League, the first phase of which is taking place in Santiago de Cuba, one of the provinces most at risk from the passage of the meteorological phenomenon.
In an official statement, the competent authority of Cuban football explained that at this moment the priority is “to ensure the safety and physical integrity of athletes, coaches and support staff,” as well as to allow the population and sports institutions to focus on preparations for the upcoming event.
The resumption of the tournament will be announced as soon as conditions permit and the relevant authorities determine that the necessary security is in place to continue.
Hurricane Melissa, with sustained winds of 220 kilometers per hour, continues its advance across the Caribbean, posing a direct threat to eastern Cuba, where the alert level ordered by the Civil Protection Agency remains active.
The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in Santiago de Cuba and president of the Provincial Defense Council, Beatriz Johnson Urrutia, hosted a meeting on Sunday Warning of the imminent danger of Hurricane Melissa which threatens to have a devastating impact on the east of the country.
The news was shared on the leader’s official profile on Facebook, where Johnson urged people not to wait until the last minute to protect themselves.
“Santiagueras, santiagueros, we know what the word Huracán means. 13 years ago with Sandy, we learned how painful loss can be“But also how resilient a people can be when they organize, listen and act together,” said the leader who is primarily responsible for ensuring that a significant part of the people did not receive the relevant information in a timely manner in reference to the mighty Huracán.
In this sense, the Meteorological Institute of Cuba warned this Sunday of the impending Heavy swells in the waters off Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamocaused by the proximity of powerful Hurricane Melissa, which has reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
