MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her government was sending a new shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba, where a United States (US) oil blockade has created a worsening economic and humanitarian crisis.

“Today a humanitarian aid boat leaves for Cuba,” Sheinbaum said in her daily press conference, stressing that the shipment does not include oil.

“We’re orienting ourselves to other humanitarian support,” the left-leaning leader added.