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European Commission Praises Cuba’s Disaster Response
The European Commission on Monday issued a communiqué praising the Cuban Government’s response in front of the threat posed by Hurricane Paloma, which hit the eastern region of the country over the weekend.
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The European Commission on Monday issued a communiqué praising the Cuban Government’s response in front of the threat posed by Hurricane Paloma, which hit the eastern region of the country over the weekend.
In the note, the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Assistance, Louis Michel, highly commended the efforts of the Cuban authorities that managed to evacuate more than one million people before Paloma made landfall on Saturday night in the town of Santa Cruz del Sur in Camaguey province.
According to Granma news daily, he noted that the country has a “highly effective” system to face natural disasters, which has allowed “saving many lives.”
In addition, the communiqué expresses the willingness of the European Commission to contribute more emergency assistance to face the effects of hurricane Paloma “in solidarity with the people of Cuba, which have been seriously affected by three hurricanes in less than three months.”
The European Commissioner has been working with a technical commission that will visit Cuba next week in order to evaluate the existing needs in view of a possible increase of the assistance of the European Commission.
In the note, the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Assistance, Louis Michel, highly commended the efforts of the Cuban authorities that managed to evacuate more than one million people before Paloma made landfall on Saturday night in the town of Santa Cruz del Sur in Camaguey province.
According to Granma news daily, he noted that the country has a “highly effective” system to face natural disasters, which has allowed “saving many lives.”
In addition, the communiqué expresses the willingness of the European Commission to contribute more emergency assistance to face the effects of hurricane Paloma “in solidarity with the people of Cuba, which have been seriously affected by three hurricanes in less than three months.”
The European Commissioner has been working with a technical commission that will visit Cuba next week in order to evaluate the existing needs in view of a possible increase of the assistance of the European Commission.