U.N. Plans to Aid Parched Eastern Cuba
United Nations officials said Saturday that a drought in eastern Cuba is the worst in at least 40 years and has caused an estimated $60 million in losses to food crops, directly affecting more than half a million people.
The officials of the U.N. World Food Program, reporting on an assessment visit to the affected Cuban provinces, said they had drawn up a proposal for emergency food assistance for Cuba to be approved by WFP headquarters.
The WFP regional director said he hopes that assistance can be delivered in the next six months.
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