Three people were killed and thousands have been evacuated after heavy rains pummeled eastern and central Cuba in recent days, authorities said Monday.

Heavy rains that started Thursday had subsided by Monday evening, but recovery operations were still underway in several eastern provinces, including Holguin, Camaguey, Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Las Tunas, as well as in Sancti Spiritus, in the center of the island.

(Cover: View of a street after heavy rains caused a flood in Camaguey, Cuba, June 9, 2023. /CFP)