Biden administration to provide $2 million to Cuba for Hurricane Ian relief

Linemen fix an electrical post damaged during Hurricane Ian in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

The Biden administration will provide $2 million to Cuba for emergency relief efforts following Hurricane Ian, the State Department said on Tuesday.

The Communist government of Cuba made a rare request for aid from Washington in September after Hurricane Ian knocked out power to the entire island of 11 million people, killed three people and drove thousands from their homes.