In the hot August summer days, the sea temperature rose significantly. A strong tropical depression finally formed over the Atlantic Ocean, moving from east to west. At this time, Cuba and the Caribbean Islands, located around 20 degrees north latitude, were precisely in the main area swept by tropical cyclones!
Therefore, the upcoming month would be the month of storms. The howling, galloping wind brought continuous torrential rain and terrifying thunderstorms, plunging the skies over the entire Cuban coast into a prolonged gloom. The abundant and persistent rainfall also caused the river levels to surge. The muddy floodwaters carrying slightly reddish silt rushed down, submerging the lowlands along the river, even causing the crocodiles in the river to flee to the banks for shelter.
