The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) showed its willingness to support Cuba in the process of recovery from the fire that affected Matanzas.

In a message from the Secretariat regarding the serious accident that occurred on Friday at the Supertanker Base in the western province, the multilateral entity specified that through its office in Havana and its headquarters in Paris it is available to participate in the recovery, within the framework of its mandates.

The organization expressed solidarity with Cuba in the text addressed to the Permanent Delegation of the island, as well as dismay at the human and material damage caused since Friday by the flames.

The gigantic fire was triggered by the impact of an electrical discharge in one of the fuel storage tanks in the industrial zone of Matanzas, where one person is reported dead, more than 120 treated for various injuries, 14 missing and thousands evacuated.

The UNESCO office in Havana also conveyed its solidarity and sorrow for what happened to the authorities of the largest of the Antilles.

The Caribbean island's ambassador to the organization, Yahima Esquivel, thanked the messages of support received.

She Esquivel stressed that there are numerous signs of encouragement and solidarity transmitted in this capital by missions from various continents.

Taken from Latin Press