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Panamanian FM expresses solidarity with Cuba in face of Matanzas fire

Published on: August 8, 2022
16:13

Panama City, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes expressed her solidarity with Cuba following an oil storage tank fire in the city of Matanzas, according to an official message. On Twitter, Mouynes said her solidarity message was conveyed on Sunday to her Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodríguez as he was present at new Colombian President Gustavo Petro´s inauguration.

Today is a crucial day, Cuban President says

Published on: August 8, 2022
11:14

Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that "today is a crucial day," referring to the arduous work being carried out to extinguish a fire at the supertankers terminal in the bay of Matanzas, western Cuba.

Intense work in Cuba to quell huge fire

Published on: August 8, 2022
08:28

Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities and firefighters worked ardously over night trying as much as possible to contain the flames at the Matanzas supertanker terminal, after the collapse last night of a second fuel tank and the explosion of a third.

CubaCoop expresses solidarity with Cuba in face of raging fire

Published on: August 8, 2022
08:25

Paris, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop) on Monday joined the world solidarity with the Cuban people and government in the face of the fierce fire that has been raging at the Supertanker Base in Matanzas since Friday.

Cuba reports that third fuel tank has not collapsed

Published on: August 8, 2022
08:24

Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The Matanzas Provincial Defense Council on Monday reported that the third fuel tank has not collapsed due to the fire at the Supertanker Base of this city.

Groups in Laos express solidarity with Cuba in relation to disaster

Published on: August 7, 2022
09:54

Vientiane, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The Laos-Cuba Friendship Association and a group of Laotian graduate students sent a message of solidarity with Cuba and especially with the people of Matanzas.

Venezuela and Mexico send aid to Cuba to fight fire in Matanzas

Published on: August 7, 2022
09:49

Havana, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Two planes from Venezuela and Mexico carrying aid arrived in Cuba in support of the fight against the fire in the industrial zone of the city of Matanzas, which broke out on Friday night caused by a lightning.

Huge fire injures nearly fifty people in Matanzas, Cuba

Published on: August 6, 2022
07:48

Havana, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) Almost fifty people were injured due to the large-scale fire that continues to rage today in the western Cuban province of Matanzas, where new explosions happened.

Lebanon’s interim government assesses damage to silos at Beirut Port (+ Photo)

Published on: July 23, 2022
09:53

Beirut, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) The acting government of Lebanon continues to assess the damage to the silos in the Port of Beirut as a result of the fire in the wheat sheds in recent hours.

Cuban President highlights efforts of workers at power plant

Published on: July 9, 2022
09:40

Havana, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel today recognized efforts of workers at the Lidio Ramon Perez (known by its old name Felton) thermoelectric power plant, whose unit two suffered a major fire after 129 days of maintenance.

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