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Vulnerabilidad física ante tsunamis de edificaciones costeras en la ciudad de Baracoa.

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Title: Vulnerabilidad física ante tsunamis de edificaciones costeras en la ciudad de Baracoa.
Alternate Title: Physical vulnerability to tsunamis of coastal buildings in Baracoa city.
Authors: Borges-Marzo, Evaleydis1, Villalón-Semanat, Madelin1, Candebat-Sánchez, Dario1 dario@cenais.cu
Source: Minería y Geología. oct-dic2025, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p379-393. 15p.
Subjects: Tsunamis, Flood damage, Historic buildings, Cities & towns, Sensitivity analysis, Shorelines
Geographic Terms: Guantánamo (Cuba), Cuba
Abstract (English): The physical vulnerability of buildings to tsunamis was evaluated in the coastal area of the municipality of Baracoa, Guantánamo province, Cuba. Twenty-nine vulnerable work areas were identified in the flood area: five belonging to the Ministry of Health, fifteen to the Ministry of Education, seven Heritage buildings, and two from the food industry. The Papathoma & Dominey-Howes methodology, adapted to Cuban conditions, was used for analyzing vulnerability. Results showed that the most unprotected facilities belong to the education sector, with 67% of their buildings classified as highly and very highly vulnerable. The highest levels are determined, mainly, by the existence of buildings of a structural level with superficial foundations, located in areas with a flood depth greater than four meters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): Se evaluó la vulnerabilidad física ante tsunamis en edificaciones ubicadas dentro del área costera del municipio de Baracoa, provincia de Guantánamo. Se identificaron 29 obras vulnerables emplazadas en el área de inundación: cinco pertenecientes al ministerio de salud, quince al de educación, siete patrimoniales y dos de la industria alimentaria. Para el análisis de vulnerabilidad se utilizó la metodología de Papathoma y Dominey-Howes, ajustada a las condiciones cubanas. Se reveló que los edificios de mayor vulnerabilidad ante tsunamis pertenecen al sector de educación, con el 67 % de sus edificaciones clasificadas como de alta y muy alta vulnerabilidad. Los más altos niveles de vulnerabilidad están determinados, principalmente, por la existencia de edificaciones de un nivel estructural, con cimentación superficial, ubicadas en zonas con una profundidad de inundación mayor que cuatro metros. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The physical vulnerability of buildings to tsunamis was evaluated in the coastal area of the municipality of Baracoa, Guantánamo province, Cuba. Twenty-nine vulnerable work areas were identified in the flood area: five belonging to the Ministry of Health, fifteen to the Ministry of Education, seven Heritage buildings, and two from the food industry. The Papathoma & Dominey-Howes methodology, adapted to Cuban conditions, was used for analyzing vulnerability. Results showed that the most unprotected facilities belong to the education sector, with 67% of their buildings classified as highly and very highly vulnerable. The highest levels are determined, mainly, by the existence of buildings of a structural level with superficial foundations, located in areas with a flood depth greater than four meters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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