Cuba today requested international help and advice to put out the great fire that continues uncontrollably at a supertanker crude oil base in Matanzas, east of here.
This was reported by the Twitter account of the Presidency of the Republic. According to the message, he contacted “friendly countries” “with experience in the oil issue.”
That reference could include Mexico and Venezuela, producers of crude oil and close to Cuba.
The United States is another of the countries with the experience, resources, and technologies to deal with such a contingency in the region, but Washington subjects Cuba to a reinforced economic, financial, and commercial blockade and keeps various channels and spheres of cooperation closed, including in the area of health. .
According to the message from the Presidency, the Cuban head of state, Miguel Díaz-Canel, ordered the search for the disappeared and care for the relatives of the victims of the incident.