US will give $2m to Cuba in emergency relief funding for Hurricane Ian victims

The money will be used in work with independent organizations like the Red Cross and not go through the Cuban government

The US will provide $2m in emergency relief funding for victims of Hurricane Ian in Cuba, in response to a call for help from the government in Havana, marking a rare example of cooperation between the two countries in recent years.

Ned Price, the state department spokesman, made it clear that the relief assistance would not go through the Cuban government but Washington would instead work with independent organizations like the Red Cross and Red Crescent.