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ALBA-TCP ship carrying a new batch of solidarity aid departs from Venezuela for Cuba

https://www.telesurtv.net/barco-del-alba-ayuda-solidaria-venezuela-cuba/

The ship “Manuel Gual” of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty ( ALBA-TCP ) departed on Friday night from the port of La Guaira state, Venezuela, with a new batch of assistance to Cuba .

The executive secretary of ALBA-TCP, Rander Peña , explained that this new shipment of humanitarian aid is intended to reinforce the restoration and recovery work being carried out on the Caribbean island after Hurricane Melissa .

Peña reported that the ship from this regional organization is departing with more than 7,110 tons of supplies destined for the recovery of roads and housing .

The shipment also includes 76 food containers and five backhoes , among other resources, to help restore the damage caused by the natural phenomenon.

The vessel will arrive at the Guillermón Moncada port in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba. There, local authorities will coordinate the unloading of the supplies, which will be distributed to the affected areas .

“The people of Santiago should know. Every one of our Cuban brothers and sisters, all of Santiago, should know that Venezuela and the ALBA countries are united in order to restore all conditions, to bring things back to normal,” said the executive secretary of ALBA-TCP.

“The people of Cuba should also know that President (Miguel) Díaz-Canel is in constant contact with the team of experts we sent, who are also helping to restore the power lines ,” he said.

Peña stressed that humanitarian aid will continue to flow , "as long as the brotherly people of Cuba need it."

He explained that the ship “Manuel Gual” has delivered to Cuba in recent weeks “more than 12,000 tons of different types of solutions , food, aid of all kinds, medicines, toys for children, windows for the immediate restoration of the homes of the people of Santiago, supplies for the restoration of the roads… that is what the brotherly people of Venezuela do for the brotherly people of Cuba.”