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Cuba declines U.S. disaster team

Category: World News

Publish Date: 09-06-2008 06:55 PM -0700


Residents of La Palma, Cuba, unload roofing provided by Cuba's government to repair damaged homes after Hurricane Gustav hit. Cuba's former President Fidel Castro said in an essay that repair efforts could cost billions, requiriing more than $350 from each Cuban on an island where the average state salary is only about $20 per month.Cuba declined a U.S. offer to send a disaster assessment team after Hurricane Gustav, saying it would rather Washington suspend restrictions on travel and sale of food and other materials.



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