Guanimar

Guanimar is a small town in Artemisa Province, along the southern coast of western Cuba.

History

Guanimar was affected in the 1898 Atlantic hurricane season.{{cite report |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/Partagas/1898-1900/1898_2.pdf |title=Year 1898 |author=Partagás, José Fernández |author2=Diaz, Henry F. |date=1996 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |location=Miami, Florida |pages=23–38 |work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |accessdate=September 5, 2023}} The town was hit by Hurricane Rita in 2005.{{cite web |author1=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |date=September 22, 2005 |title=Hurricane Rita - Cuba/Gulf of Mexico: OCHA Situation Report No. 1 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/hurricane-rita-cubagulf-mexico-ocha-situation-report-no-1 |publisher=ReliefWeb |type=Situation Report}} The town was heavily flooded during Hurricane Idalia in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Gámez Torres |first=Nora |date=August 28, 2023 |title=Western Cuba to take the brunt of yet another hurricane as Idalia nears Pinar del Río |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article278692394.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829144222/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article278692394.html |archive-date=August 29, 2023 |access-date=August 29, 2023 |website=Miami Herald}}{{Cite web |title=Hurricane Idalia: Where will it hit – and why could it be more dangerous than usual? |url=https://news.sky.com/story/hurricane-idalia-where-will-it-hit-and-why-could-it-be-more-dangerous-than-usual-12950085 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Sky News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-29 |title=Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, expected to land as Category 4 storm |url=https://gazette.com/news/us-world/hurricane-idalia-strengthens-en-route-to-florida-expected-to-land-as-category-4-storm/article_f7568ad0-d0fd-5419-9080-c139edf24903.html |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |language=en}}

Guanimar

History

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