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The people of eastern Cuba face devastation from Hurricane Irma, the first category 5 hurricane to hit Cuban territory since 1932. Oxfam has been working with the Cuban authorities to develop one of the most effective disaster prevention and response systems in the Caribbean. 

Oxfam and its Caribbean partner organizations are helping people most affected by flooding and strong winds following Hurricane Irma, which hit housing, infrastructure and destroyed agricultural production. 

After completing a fact-finding mission in Cuba to identify those most in need, Oxfam is working with partners and Cuban officials to respond to the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Irma. 

Ante la llegada del huracán Irma a Cuba, desde las escuelas hasta las cuevas, sirven de albergues transitorios para preservar lo más importante: la vida.Justamente el  8 de septiembre de 2008, el huracán Ike afectó parte del oriente cubano. Todavía la gente de estas geografías lo recuerda. Según datos del Anuario Estadístico de Cuba (2016) dejó pérdidas ascendentes a 7 325,3 millones de pesos.  Como para no olvidar la fuerza de estos fenómenos, nueve años después las poblaciones de la región oriental volvieron a vivir una situación de riesgo, ahora ante el huracán Irma –el…

The number of refugees arriving in Tanzania has risen exponentially over the past week as people pour over Burundi’s borders, with new arrivals citing fear of violence and intimidation as primary reasons for leaving.

Overcrowding and a lack of clean water and sanitation facilities have led to cholera among the estimated 40,000 Burundian refugees including in the Tanzanian border town of Kagunga.

Present in both countries, Oxfam welcomes the announcement restoring diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States.