The shipment of donations arrived this Friday in Santiago de Cuba with the intention of benefiting victims of Hurricane Melissa.
LIMA, Peru – Martinique sent the Cuban regime a shipment of aid to assist the victims of Hurricane Melissa in the east of the Island. It consists of 14.5 tons of medicines, food, clothing and basic necessities that arrived this Friday in Santiago de Cuba.
Judith Laborieux, vice mayor of Civil Security of Lamentin, reported that the shipment includes medicines, toiletries and toys for children, some provided by Cuban doctors in that town and others acquired thanks to financial donations from Martinicans.
In statements collected by Cuban News Agency (ACN), Yaneidis Hechavarría, president of the Municipal Defense Council, said that the donation will contribute to alleviating the complex situation faced by the capital of Santiago de Cuba, especially in the health sector.
According to the official, the medicines will be distributed to health institutions and, through these, they must reach the population directly.
Although official figures have not yet been detailed, international aid to Cuba amounts to millions of dollars. At the end of November, the European Union (EU) and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) sent more shipments of donations to the Cuban regime.
Castro’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, then 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 ACN details that the donation included expendable medical supplies, medical equipment, basic clinical and hospital furniture for health centers in the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Holguín.
On the other hand, the agency EFE reported just a couple of weeks ago about a shipment of 7,110 tons sent by ALBA. The boat with the donation contained 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.
The United Nations WFP warned that around 700,000 people in Cuba, more than 7% of the population, required urgent humanitarian assistance following the devastating passing of Hurricane Melissa. The agency noted that the cyclone left serious damage to homes, crops and basic supply networks.
