UN Pledges $74 Million for Cuba Recovery After Hurricane Melissa

United Nations announced its plan to support the Cuban government's recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. The international body has pledged $74 million to aid recovery efforts focused on water, sanitation, shelter, education and health. $11 million have already been released. OCHA, the UN relief coordination office, said Tuesday that the scale of damage after Melissa is much higher than initially estimated: 90,000 homes and more than 600 health facilities have been affected by the storm, and more than 54,000 people in Cuba are still displaced.