Russia To Send Humanitarian Aid To Cuba

Russia To Send Humanitarian Aid To Cuba



MOSCOW, Oct 31 (BERNAMA-NNN-PRENSA LATINA) -- The Russian Ministry of

Emergency Situations plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba hit by

Hurricane Sandy, a source from the ministry's information department

said Tuesday.



The ministry will also be sending a plane filled with construction

materials to help with the rebuilding of destroyed homes, the source

told TASS news agency.



The hardest hit areas of the island are the eastern parts. However, the

region is returning to normal.



The main transport arteries have already been restored and new power

lines have been put into service.



Sandy slammed into Cuba on Oct 25, destroying thousands of hectares of

crops, hundreds of thousands of buildings and killing 11 people.



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