Corea del Sur inicia la entrega a Cuba de un donativo de 24.600 toneladas de arroz
Corea del Sur donó 24.600 toneladas de arroz a Cuba para apoyar colectivos afectados por el potente huracán Melissa y otros grupos vulnerables por todo el país, informaron este jueves medios oficiales. EFE Una primera mitad de esta donación surcoreana ya fue descargada en el puerto de Santiago de Cuba para su reparto por el […]
TL;DR
- South Korea donated 24,600 tons of rice to Cuba.
- The donation aims to support communities affected by Hurricane Melissa and other vulnerable groups.
- The first half of the donation has been unloaded in Santiago de Cuba for distribution in the eastern part of the island.
- The World Food Programme (WFP) is involved in the distribution of the South Korean rice.
- Japan also donated $1 million to support food security for 190,000 people in eastern Cuba.
- Japan is contributing $1 million to UNICEF for water and sanitation projects in vulnerable communities.
- Various international entities and countries have sent aid to Cuba since Hurricane Melissa.
- Hurricane Melissa caused significant material damage to housing, education, health facilities, crops, and infrastructure.
- Cuba faces severe difficulties in addressing the hurricane's devastation due to an ongoing economic crisis.