The president Miguel Diaz-Canel He thanked his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, for his solidarity with those affected in Cuba by the recent Hurricane Melissa.
The Cuban president confirmed this Sunday in a publication in
In addition, he said that during their exchange he explained to the French president “the main damages suffered and the recovery work” that is being carried out to compensate for the damage left by the direct hit of the hurricane in the eastern region of the island.
In telephone conversation with the esteemed President of France @EmmanuelMacronI thanked you for your solidarity with the victims in #Cuba because of the hurricane #Melissa and his offer of cooperation.
I explained the main damages suffered and the recovery work we carried out.
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) November 9, 2025
For his part, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez also referred to in X to the telephone dialogue between Díaz-Canel and Macron, and expressed gratitude to the latter for his expressions of solidarity with the affected Cubans.
France reports first
Previously, the French presidency had reported on the conversation between both leaders.
“The President of the Republic spoke with his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel, to express France’s solidarity after the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa,” the Elysée Palace said in a brief communication, cited by the agency. EFE.
What the French communication did not detail, and neither did Díaz-Canel and Bruno Rodríguez, is what the offer of help made by Macron consists of.
So far, Cuba has received support from several governments and international organizations, including the United Nations System, to address the significant damage caused by Melissa in the east of the island.
Although almost two weeks have passed since the impact of the hurricane, significant damage still persists in the electrical and telecommunications infrastructure, the supply of drinking water, the road and railway network, agriculture and other sectors.
Meanwhile, the damaged homes amount to more than 76 thousand, while more than 50 thousand people remained sheltered of the more than 1.3 million that had to be protected by the cyclone.
The provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Holguín, Guatánamo and Las Tunas are beginning to gradually recover from the multiple ravages caused by Melissa, including electricity, telecommunications, drinking water supply, transportation and agriculture.
President Díaz-Canel himself warned days ago, during a preliminary assessment of the impact of Melissa, that the damage is “extensive” and normalization will still be delayed.
