Belarus sends humanitarian aid to hurricane- and earthquake-hit Cuba

On the instructions of the head of state, Belarus has sent a humanitarian cargo weighing more than 20 tonnes to Cuba to help people affected by the impact of the hurricanes and earthquake that hit the country last autumn.

The cargo includes foodstuffs allocated from the state material reserve of the Emergencies Ministry, enterprises affiliated with the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, and a wide range of medical products provided by the enterprises affiliated with the Healthcare Ministry.

The humanitarian cargo was loaded at the base of the National Special Response Team ZUBR of the Emergencies Ministry. The cargo will be delivered by road to Russia’s Novorossiysk and then by sea to the port of Mariel.