HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 5 (ACN) More than 600 participants from around eight countries gathered today in Havana for the opening of the 11th International Congress on Disasters and the 7th International Conference of Firefighters, which will last until December 8.
Before officially starting the event, those present observed a minute’s silence in memory of those who have fallen in the line of duty in the protection of lives at risk in disaster conditions.
In his opening remarks, Major General Ramon Pardo Guerra, Chief of the National General Staff of Civil Defense and President of the Organizing Committee of the conclave, highlighted the importance of bringing together authorities, rescuers and activists from different parts of the wo