Cuba reaffirms solidarity with Mexico in response to the rain emergency

Havana, Oct 14. - Cuba's Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, highlighted today that Cuban health collaborators are participating in care and support efforts for the population affected by the recent floods in Mexico.

In a message posted on the social media platform X, Rodríguez emphasized that this work, carried out in communities such as Pahuatlán, in the state of Puebla, “is an expression of the solidarity and humanism that characterize the medical cooperation that Cuba offers to the world.”

According to reports from Mexican authorities, 64 people have died and 65 are missing, as well as 111 municipalities affected and 100,000 homes damaged.

From October 6 to 9, intense rainfall resulting from Tropical Disturbance 90-E was recorded, particularly in Veracruz, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, and San Luis Potosí.

According to Laura Velázquez, National Civil Protection Coordinator, on October 8, 280 mm of rain fell in Veracruz and 286 mm in Puebla, causing river and stream levels in these states to rise. (Text and photo: PL)