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A second flight with US humanitarian aid and 700 kits lands in Matanzas

A second flight carrying humanitarian aid funded by the United States government landed on Thursday at the Varadero airport with 700 kits of food and hygiene items for vulnerable families in Matanzas, handed out by the Catholic network Cáritas.

The plane landed on Thursday at the Juan Gualberto Gómez international airport in Varadero with 700 kits of food and hygiene products for families in vulnerable situations in the province of Matanzas, according to Martí Noticias. It is the second shipment to reach that province in little more than a week, according to Diario de Cuba.

The delivery is coordinated by Cáritas Cuba and handed out by volunteers from the Nuestra Señora de la Caridad parish, led by the priest Enrique Peñate Galán, in municipalities such as Unión de Reyes, Bolondrón and Güira de Macurijes, as well as rural communities; Alacranes and San Antonio de Cabezas have already been served. The shipment is part of a 100-million-dollar humanitarian assistance fund approved by Donald Trump's administration, of which the Catholic Church channels 60 million, according to Martí Noticias.

Sources: Diario de Cuba · Martí Noticias

Data updated: 2026-10-22T17:45:00.000Z

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