People walk along a flooded area of road after heavy rains brought by Hurricane Melissa caused deadly flooding, in Petit Goave, Haiti, October 31, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Egeder Pq Fildor)

Several countries, including Venezuela, along with UN agencies, have offered assistance to Cuba. The US Department of State has expressed readiness to help, though Cuban authorities said the administration of President Donald Trump has yet to make any specific or detailed proposal.

In Haiti, in addition to the loss of lives and property, authorities have warned of a potential cholera outbreak, a disease that reemerged there in 2022 and spreads through contaminated water.

The UN Secretary-General has called on wealthy nations to provide aid or consider debt relief for Caribbean countries, which are facing increasingly frequent and intense