The vice minister for Latin America, Rander Peña, reported that a group of 22 professionals in the areas of electrical energy, transportation and public works were sent to Cuba for the purpose of providing technical equipment on the island after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which caused significant damage.
From the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, he pointed out that this team’s mission is to restore the power lines and carry out technical diagnoses with the intention of expanding humanitarian support in the following hours.
More than 72,000 homes have been affected in Cuba as a result of this natural phenomenon.
He recalled that a few days ago more than 5,000 tons of humanitarian aid for Cuba with food, toys and medicine, “as a show of solidarity of the Venezuelan people towards the Cuban people.”
He reiterated that aid from Venezuela will continue to reach the Cuban people.
Peña highlighted that the Cuban government warned its population to be attentive and prepared for very hard and difficult situations, immediately activating action protocols to minimize the damage caused by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which prevented human losses from being recorded.
Finally, he recalled that historically Venezuela and Cuba are brother people, as demonstrated by commanders Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro, and now by President Nicolás Maduro, who has continued that legacy of solidarity.
For his part, the Cuban ambassador to Venezuela, Jorge Luis Mayo Fernández, thanked the national government for the humanitarian aid provided amid the difficult conditions faced by the Cuban people after the hurricane.
He noted that this represents the third solidarity reinforcement action that the Venezuelan nation has sent permanently and comprehensively, with aid of all kinds, reaffirming the ties of cooperation between both nations.
