This last Friday, a second shipment of humanitarian aid from the US arrived in Cuba to support 6,000 affected families.
LIMA, Peru – The United States Embassy in Cuba reported this Saturday on social networks about future aid that could be sent to the Island to support the victims of Cyclone Melissa.
The diplomatic headquarters cited a publication by Cáritas Cuba, a religious organization in charge of distributing the donations, showing its satisfaction with the arrival of the supplies to the people of the eastern region, mainly affected after the hurricane.
“It’s good to see that the US Government’s aid is reaching those most in need. And if the distribution goes well, more will come,” announced the Embassy led by Mike Hammer.
This last Friday, a second shipment of humanitarian aid from the US and destined to support 6,000 affected families arrived at the “Antonio Maceo” International Airport in Santiago de Cuba.
The donation will be distributed in the four dioceses of the eastern region of Cuba: Bayamo-Manzanillo, Holguín-Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo-Baracoa. Cáritas Cuba specified that the shipment includes 528 non-perishable food kits and 660 hygiene kits.
The organization also described the shipment as “a gesture of charity and solidarity” whose purpose is “to alleviate some of the needs in the communities that suffered the greatest impact of the meteorological phenomenon.” The delivery and distribution of assistance, he added, is coordinated “through the Catholic Church and Cáritas Cuba,” with priority for “the most vulnerable.”
According to the information published, the donation will be transferred to the community of El Cobre, from where “the free distribution of each module” will be carried out through the volunteering of the Church and the diocesan Cáritas of Santiago de Cuba.
Last Wednesday the US Government announced that, fulfilling its “commitment to deliver 3 million dollars” to the “Cuban people affected by Hurricane Melissa”, was sending the first shipment of humanitarian aid to the Island.
“Our humanitarian assistance is part of a broader effort to support the Cuban people in their search for a better future,” the State Department said in a statement released the same day.
