Santiago de Cuba, cuba.-The second Venezuelan ship laden with humanitarian aid to contribute to repair de damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in eastern Cuba arrived on Sunday in the Guillermon Moncada Port, from where the cargo will be distributed immediately.

The ship Tango 62, of the Bolivarian Navy, brought 396 tons of cargo, including frontal forklifts, electrical transformers, trucks and cement mixers, as well as 1,125 wire nettings to build houses.

At the welcoming ceremony at the port of Santiago, the Venezuelan minister for Housing and Habitat, Manuel Quevedo, noted that following a decision by President Nicolas Maduro, the 251st international corridor of the Barrio Nuevo Tricolor Mission will be activated in the zones affected by the hurricane.

The minister explained that priority will be granted to those areas facing serious difficulties to receive public services, roads and housing, and added that the 252nd corridor will be activated in the next few days in Haiti, whose people will receive Venezuela’s solidarity despite the economic war waged in his country by the opposition.

Another gesture of brotherhood is the joint work by engineers from the Bolivarian Army and Cuban experts in the project to build the new bridge that will connect the municipalities of Baracoa and Moa, as the old bridge was destroyed by the waters of the Toa River.

Tony Matos, president of the Council of Defense in Baracoa, which was devastated by the hurricane, thanked the Venezuelan people, government and soldiers for their disinterested assistance to speed up the gradual recuperation of those territories. On Thursday, the ship T 63, the first vessel carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba, arrived in Santiago de Cuba. Two other ships are expected to bring their fraternal cargo as well.

Along with top provincial authorities, the deputy minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Corps General Ramon Espinosa, Cuban Ambassador to Venezuela Rogelio Polanco, and Major General Juan de Jesus Garcia, General Commander of the Bolivarian Army, were present at the welcoming ceremony.