(Reuters) -The United States is prepared to offer immediate humanitarian aid to people of Cuba who were affected by Hurricane Melissa, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.

The department has issued a declaration for humanitarian assistance for Cuba, as it did for neighboring Caribbean countries, and is prepared to provide immediate aid directly and through local partners, Rubio said in a statement.

“In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation of eastern Cuba, the Trump Administration stands with the brave Cuban people who continue to struggle to meet basic needs,” he said. Show Full Article

Hurricane Melissa, with winds of 185 mph (298 kph) when it hit land, destroyed homes, washed out roads and uprooted trees before moving on to eastern Cuba. The full extent of the

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