Volunteers in Mexico are sending aid to Cuba, which is experiencing an energy crisis.
After the U.S. banned oil imports to Cuba, an economic crisis is emerging on the island.
Volunteers in Mexico are loading a fleet of simple boats bound for Cuba with rice, children's diapers, and other essential supplies, reports Reuters.
It is noted that this initiative is being carried out to help counter the power outages and worsening economic crisis resulting from U.S. restrictions on oil imports to the island.
The aid was loaded from a port in the state of Yucatán in southeastern Mexico under the slogan "Let's give life to Cuba."
This initiative is also a direct response to measures taken during the peak of tensions between the U.S. and Havana under Donald Trump. After the U.S. government restricted oil imports, energy and economic difficulties on the island deepened further.
Mexico, which had been a key fuel supplier to Cuba before the U.S. shipment bans, has also sent humanitarian aid.
In a statement, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Cuba has suffered for years from an economic blockade and has been deprived of the opportunity for free economic development. President Sheinbaum emphasized that Cuba's future and governance policies should belong to its local people.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced that aid boxes sent from Europe arrived on Friday and expressed gratitude for the people's warm support in a social media post.
Earlier, Miguel Díaz-Canel sharply reacted to the possibility of the U.S. establishing control over the country and stated that there would be "firm resistance" against any external aggression.
