[NYTr] Cuban Doctors Assist Hurricane Evacuees in Nicaragua

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Cuban Doctors Assist Hurricane Evacuees in Nicaragua

Havana, Sept 4 (acn) The Cuban doctors serving on the Caribbean coast 
of Nicaragua have already been evacuated to safe places where they are 
offering their medical assistance to Hurricane Felix evacuees.

The head of the Cuban medical brigade, Luis Carlos Avila, said eight 
Cuban doctors along with their patients had been evacuated from Puerto 
Cabezas, capital city of the North Atlantic Autonomous Region(RAAN), 
located 536 kilometers from Managua.

Avila noted that some 57 Cuban doctors and nurses are serving in RAAN 
while a similar number are serving in the South Atlantic Autonomous 
Region as part of the cooperation agreements established between the 
island and Nicaragua.

Some 10,000 people have been evacuated in RAAN where hurricane Felix 
hit early on Tuesday with heavy rain and 215 km/h winds, reports PL 
news agency.

Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega, who has interrupted his official 
visit to Panama, called on the people to keep calm and guaranteed the 
government's support for the people affected by the natural phenomenon.