On behalf of President Aleksandr Lukashenko, more than 20 tonnes of humanitarian aid – worth over Br740,000 – has been sent to the island to help overcome the consequences of the devastating hurricanes and earthquakes that hit Cuba last autumn. The aid includes food products from the Emergencies Ministry’s Department for Material Reserve, the enterprises of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, as well as a wide range of medicines provided by the Healthcare Ministry’s enterprises.

The loading of the humanitarian cargo took place on the premises of the Republican Special Response Team ZUBR under the co-ordination of Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry. The cargo is planned to be delivered by road to the city of Novorossiysk (Russia), from where the aid will be sent to the seaport of Mariel (Cuba).

In October-November 2024, hurricanes Oscar and Rafael hit the island. A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern part of the country.