Vietnamese firms assist Cuba’s post-Irma re-building efforts

Some Vietnamese companies, via the Cuba Embassy in Vietnam, have offered material support to Cuban people with a view to helping them to overcome consequences caused by hurricane Irma.
Vietnamese firms assist Cuba’s post-Irma re-building efforts ảnh 1Cuban soldiers clean up Havana on September 12 following hurricane Irma (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Some Vietnamese companies, viathe Cuba Embassy in Vietnam, have offered material support to Cuban people witha view to helping them to overcome consequences caused by hurricane Irma.

On September 14, the Thai Binh InvestmentTrading Corporation presented the embassy with essential goods and buildingmaterials worth 150,000 USD in total.

Chairman and CEO of the firm Tran Thanh Tu saidhe hopes the aid will help reduce the hardships facing Cuba at present. Henoted it’s time for Vietnamese businesses and people to assist Cuban people,showing the traditional friendship between the two countries.

Cuban Ambassador Herminio Lopez Diaz appreciatedthe Thai Binh company’s support, noting that Irma was the strongest hurricaneever hit Cuba in a century. There haven’t been full statistics, but the stormkilled at least 10 people and caused heavy economic losses in his country.

The Government and people of Cuba are strivingto stabilise their life. Therefore, assistance from around the world,especially from Vietnam, is extremely precious, illustrating the unbreakablesolidarity between Vietnam and Cuba.

On this occasion, the Rang Dong Light Source andVacuum Flask Join Stock Company donated 80,000 light bulbs to Cuba. Some otherenterprises have also pledged to support Cuban people to address stormconsequences.

Hurricane Irma hit Cuba on late September 8.Preliminary data show that as of September 12, it had killed 10 people,unroofed a number of houses and seriously flooded many coastal towns in Cuba.The hurricane also caused blackouts for days, resulting in losses worthbillions of USD.-VNA
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