Russia to send 80,000 tonnes of diesel fuel to Cuba after Hurricane Rafel damaged island
Reuters
Russia has pledged to provide Cuba with approximately 80,000 tonnes of diesel fuel worth $60 million to assist the island nation in its energy crisis, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Friday (8 November).
Cuba's electric grid collapsed on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael moved across the island with top winds of more than 185 kph (115 mph), damaging homes, uprooting trees and toppling telephone poles.
On Thursday, the local authorities said they had begun restoring power to the eastern half of the island. Cuba's energy grid failed several times last month.
Residents in Havana gradually started to resume their routines with many in the street markets searching for basic products to refill their fridges after the day-long blackout.
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