The Federal Foreign Office has made available 100,000 euro from its humanitarian aid budget for the construction of emergency accommodation in Havana province. The German Red Cross, in cooperation with the Cuban Red Cross, will use these funds to distribute tools and construction material to 600 families in particular need who lost their homes in the recent hurricanes. Hurricane Charley caused considerable damage in Cuba in mid-August. Up to 70,000 houses were damaged, of which some 20,000 were completely destroyed.