KILLS.— Since the beginning of the great fire in the Matanzas Bay industrial area, the unity and solidarity of Cubans has grown again.
Susely Morfa González, first secretary of the party in that province, called for continued work during the recovery period.
The Chairman insisted that progress must be made on electrical and communications systems, roads cleared, debris collected, green spaces and in general the environment beautified.
Morfa praised the professionalism with which the families of the injured and disappeared are being cared for and the excellent work done by the media in covering the incident.
Mario Sabines Lorenzo, governor of the territory, commended that donations had been received from Mexico, Venezuela, Canada, Spain and Ghana, as well as from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Likewise, more than 830,000 pesos were donated by 813 donors from across the country, while another 167 Cubans donated food, medicine, protective gear and other items.
“We have received endless expressions of solidarity from hundreds of people,” added Sabines Lorenzo.
????Came to #Massacre the Porcine Genetic Company with a donation for the evacuees in #Massacre Supertanker fire product.#GobMtz #Massacre @gensporcuba #ForceMatanzas pic.twitter.com/0QirQTyuH
– Mario Sabines Lorenzo (@mariofsabines) August 15, 2022
dr For his part, Luis Wong Corrales, provincial health director, said at a press conference that new bone remains of the disappeared have been found, which could help their identification.
This Monday there are two working groups, one at the scene of the fire and the other in the laboratory.
Since the early hours of this Monday, the multidisciplinary team of specialists conducting expert work on the fire at the supertanker base #Massacre. pic.twitter.com/M3Hqeo9Oba
— José Angel Portal Miranda (@japortalmiranda) August 15, 2022
Professor and Doctor of Science Alberto E. Cobian Mena, President of the Cuban Society of Psychology and its National Board, sent the province a recognition of the dedication, love, professionalism and commitment of all psychologists and health psychologists in the altruistic task of the people of Matanzas to provide them with resilient resources, to alleviate fear and despair, and to guide them by the hand and soul to face such a complex situation.
“The work in the evacuation centers and hospitals, the work with the children and their families, the care of the wounded and loved ones, the families of the disappeared and the deceased, the firefighters who received such a high level of emotional attention was and is commendable to the highest expressions of our history,” adds the letter addressed to Professor Cristóbal Mesa Simpson, President of the Provincial Chapter of the Cuban Society for Health Psychology and member of its National Board.