Most of the construction materials that get to the Eastern zones of Cuba affected by hurricane Sandy are headed to the recovery of the houses damaged by the phenomenon.
From different parts of the country arrive to Santiago de Cuba and Holguin, the most affected provinces, cement, wood, blocks and roofs.
According to the newspaper Ahora, through the Vita Port, in Holguin, came yesterday from the Western region 665 tons of wood and roofs for people affected by Sandy,
The cargo to the municipalities affected is transported by 30 trucks.
The national TV reported also the arrival to Santiago de Cuba of 43 000 roofs in a ship from the revolutionary navy.
Of that total, 38 000 will be designated to the housing repairing, while the rest will be used in state entities hit last October 25 by the hurricane that caused severe damages in the Eastern region with winds higher that 175 km/h. Sandy damaged about 200 000 houses, more than 130 000 in Santiago de Cuba and about 52 000 in Holguin, according to official data.
Recovery actions continue in other sectors like electricity and the cleaning of streets and avenues.
Dozens of brigades from different provinces moved to the affected zones to support the recovery of electric power, seriously damaged, especially in Santiago de Cuba, where there are still some places without that service.
Solidarity also came from abroad, with dozens of tons of food, water and construction materials from Bolivia, Venezuela and Russia.
Other counties like Ecuador and Brazil announced that will send humanitarian aid for eastern Cuba.