{"id":7062,"date":"2022-08-07T09:58:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T09:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=7062"},"modified":"2022-08-09T08:30:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T08:30:11","slug":"mexican-air-force-plane-lands-with-help-in-matanzas-photos-and-video-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/mexican-air-force-plane-lands-with-help-in-matanzas-photos-and-video-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Air Force plane lands with help in Matanzas (+ Photos and Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/avion-mexico-3-580x339-1.png?resize=580%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/avion-mexico-3-580x339-1.png?w=580&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/avion-mexico-3-580x339-1.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Mexican Air Force plane lands at Matanzas airport.&nbsp;<br>Photo: Omara Garcia\/ ACN.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A plane from the Mexican Air Force, the Boeing 737-700, has just landed at the Juan Gualberto G\u00f3mez airport, in Matanzas, with help that this nation sends to help put out the large fire that broke out at the Supertanker Base, located in the industrial area of \u200b\u200bthat city.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three other helicopters from this air force are expected to arrive tonight, as well as a Conviasa A340-600, with help from Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister of Transportation, Eduardo Rodr\u00edguez D\u00e1vila, is present at the airport along with authorities from the government of the province of Matanzas.&nbsp;The ambassador of the United Mexican States in Cuba is also present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/EnergiaMinasCub\/status\/1556106172574404611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1556106172574404611%7Ctwgr%5E172a9038805c0230d4d7c22734bf4af24d2b6efa%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww-cubadebate-cu.translate.goog%2Fnoticias%2F2022%2F08%2F06%2Favion-de-la-fuerza-aerea-de-mexico-aterriza-con-ayuda-en-matanzas-video%2F%3F_x_tr_sl%3Des_x_tr_tl%3Den_x_tr_hl%3Den_x_tr_pto%3Dwapp_x_tr_sch%3Dhttp\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brigadier General Juan Bravo Vel\u00e1zquez reported that 60 members of the Mexican Armed Forces and 16 PEMEX technicians with experience in dealing with this type of disaster traveled on the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mexican ambassador to Cuba, Miguel D\u00edaz Reynoso, said that it is the first of the three planes.&nbsp;The rest transport chemicals and other materials to fight the fire, reported Radio 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-3-580x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-3-580x387.jpg 580w,https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-3-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-3.jpg 1280w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexican Air Force plane lands at Matanzas airport.&nbsp;Photo: Omara Garcia\/ ACN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-4-580x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-4-580x387.jpg 580w,https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-4-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-4.jpg 1280w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexican Air Force plane lands at Matanzas airport.&nbsp;Photo: Omara Garcia\/ ACN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-5-580x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-5-580x387.jpg 580w,https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-5-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-5.jpg 1280w\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexican Air Force plane lands at Matanzas airport.&nbsp;Photo: Omara Garcia\/ ACN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-2-580x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/website?sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;client=webapp&amp;u=http:\/\/media.cubadebate.cu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mexico-cuba-2-580x387.jpg 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