he International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched appeals and requests for assistance to respond to the effects of Hurricanes Charley, Ivan and Jeanne in August and September of 2004. Hurricane Charley destroyed or damaged 90,000 houses in Cuba. Hurricane Ivan devastated Grenada, destroying or damaging 90% of the homes, damaged 34,000 homes and destroyed 5,000 in Jamaica, and damaged 80% of homes in the Cayman Islands. The floods resulting from Jeanne killed 3,000 in Haiti and affected 300,000 people. The Regional Delegation in Panama, PADRU, the Sub-regional office in Trinidad and Tobago and the National Societies implemented operations to respond to the disasters.
