ALBA has sent more than 12,000 tons of supplies to the Castro government, including food, medicine and toys.
LIMA, Peru – The European Union (EU) and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) sent more shipments of aid to the Cuban regime to assist the victims of Hurricane Melissa in the east of the Island.
Castro’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, thanked the Europeans for their humanitarian aid through a publication on X (formerly Twitter) and published images of the departure of a 40-foot container from Belgium.
A report of the Cuban News Agency details that the donation includes expendable medical supplies, medical equipment, basic clinical and hospital furniture for health centers in the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Holguín.
The aid was coordinated by the Cuban Embassy in Belgium and a Belgian donor identified as Adriano Fernández, the Cubanismo.be group and the companies Nirint Shipping and BDC Intl. SA, as well as the Sans frontiére Hospital.
On the other hand, the agency EFE reported on a shipment of 7,110 tons sent by ALBA. The boat with the donation contains supplies for the recovery of roads, 76 containers with food, as well as 5 backhoes.
In the last month, ALBA has sent more than 12,000 tons of supplies to the Castro regime. The ships have been loaded with food, medicine, toys, as well as windows for the reconstruction of homes.
Citizen distrust regarding donations
Although the news represents a crucial injection of resources amid the devastation left by Melissa, it comes in a context marked by citizen distrust.
In recent weeks, numerous residents and independent organizations have denounced that much of the international aid promised since the first days after the hurricane has not reached the affected families.
In areas of Santiago de Cuba, for example, inhabitants They reported the sale of expired cans of fish as part of the “assistance” distributed locally, a situation that generated outrage among those facing food shortages, long blackouts and severe damage to homes.
Also in the municipalities of Holguín and Granma, residents assured that what they have received so far has been minimal or non-existent, questioning the destination of the funds and donations announced by the international community.
Testimonies indicate that many families continue without basic resources such as drinking water, enough food or materials to protect supplies, while they wonder “where are the millions sent to eastern Cuba.”
