India, Feb. 14 -- Two Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba as a US blockade deepens the island's energy crisis. The Mexican Government said that one ship carried some 536 tonnes of food including milk, rice, beans, sardines, meat products, cookies, canned tuna, and vegetable oil, as well as personal hygiene items. The second ship carried just over 277 tonnes of powdered milk. Yohandri Espinosa, a 34-year-old engineer, observed the ships arrive with his daughter and took pictures.

"This is incredibly important aid for the Cuban people at this moment," he said. "We are living through difficult times of great need and uncertainty, and we don't know how long we will be like this." Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel ha...