The ARC Victoria ship will set sail from Cartagena with 246 tons of aid for Cuba, affected by Hurricane Melissa.
This Sunday the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) is preparing sending more than 246 tons of humanitarian assistance to Cubacountry affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
The logistics operation is carried out from the ARC Bolívar Naval Base in Cartagena and the ship ARC Victoria of the Colombian Navy will be in charge of transporting the cargo.
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The ship will set sail this Monday, November 3bound for Cuba, hoping to reach the island on next Thursday the 6thAs confirmed by the captain Gerardo Bonelo, Chief of Staff of the Caribbean Naval Force.
Humanitarian support includes 54 tons of dry cargofood kits, hygiene kits, tents, UHT milk, and water. A significant component of shipping is the contribution of more than 31,000 gallons of fuel.
Arlos Carrillo, general director of the UNGRD, highlighted the inter-institutional coordination behind the mission, “we are at the ARC Bolívar naval base to begin the loading of this one, the ARC Victoria. This vessel will set sail next Monday towards Cuba with more than 246 tons of humanitarian assistance of aid that will reach the island after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.”
Additionally, the director of the UNGRD explained that this mission is a coordinated effort between several Government entities, for example, “here not only does the UNGRD participate with emergency humanitarian assistance, but also the mining and energy sector providing the fuel and the agriculture sector providing UHT milk.”
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Aid to Jamaica
Within the framework of regional assistance due to the effects of Hurricane Melissa, they also sent humanitarian aid to Jamaica. The dispatch operation was carried out this Friday, October 31, from the same ARC Bolívar Naval Base in Cartagena.
The UNGRD coordinated the shipment of 22 tons of humanitarian assistance to the island. Assistance sent to Jamaica includes 1,100 food kits, 1,100 personal hygiene kits, 2,800 sets of sheets and 2,800 awnings.
Source: Integrated Information System
