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USAID Provides Flood Assistance to Ecuador |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2006
0419-06-034
Press Office: 202-712-4320
Public Information: 202-712-4810
www.usaid.gov
WASHINGTON, DC- In response to the damage caused by flooding in Ecuador and request for assistance from the Ecuadorian government, the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $50,000 for the purchase and distribution of relief supplies.
Since early February 2006, heavy rains and extensive flooding in the coastal provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Los Ríos, and Manabí have killed 16 people and affected 140,000 others, according to Ecuador's Civil Defense authorities. In addition, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) reports that 55,000 people are displaced in the affected areas. The floods have caused extensive damage to agriculture and disrupted the supply of clean water.
USAID will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as necessary.
For more information about our programs, please visit http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/
The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.
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