China provides humanitarian assistance to the fire accident of Cuban oil storage base

Xinhua News Agency, Havana, August 15th (Reporter Zhu Wanjun) The Chinese Red Cross provided the Cuban Red Cross with a $ 150,000 emergency humanitarian exchange assistance transfer ceremony on the 15th at the Cuban Foreign Trade Department. The assistance was to support Cuba to carry out the fire accident rescue of the fire storage base of Matanas.

Chinese ambassador to Cuba Ma Hui and Cuba's deputy minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Trade Debola Ra Vas attended the ceremony and signed a transfer certificate.

In his speech, Ma Hui said that the two countries suffered from the Communist Party of China, and the Chinese government and the people suffered from the pain of the Cuban people. It is believed that under the strong leadership of the Cuban Party and the government, the Cuban people will be able to unite and overcome their difficulties and carry out rebuilding.

On behalf of the Cuban government and the people, the Cuban government thanked the Chinese Red Cross for their assistance. She said that under the current complex situation, China's move is a reflection of the unity and friendship between the two countries.

Susanna Losweit, Vice President of Cuba Red Cross, said at the ceremony that the Cuban Red Cross thanks to the Chinese Red Cross for providing humanitarian materials such as disaster relief equipment, ventilator, protective supplies and current exchange assistance to fight side by side with the Cuban people side by side. Essence

Located in the Cuban's largest oil storage base in the Marthaas Port Industrial Zone, Matinasis Province, there are 8 oil storage tanks, one of which was hit after a lightning on the evening of the 5th. Caused multiple explosions, causing two firefighters to die and 132 injuries. At present, the search and rescue work on the accident is still ongoing.

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