The US government announced on Thursday an additional $6 million (€5.1 million) in aid to Cuba as the island’s crisis deepens and tensions between Washington and Havana continue to soar, with Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel accusing the US of an “energy blockade.”
The aid is largely meant for those living in Cuba’s eastern region, battered by Hurricane Melissa late last year. The Washington-provided supplies include rice, beans, pasta, cans of tuna and solar lamps, which will be delivered by the Catholic Church and Caritas.
