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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 /Standard Newswire/ -- The U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) airlifted humanitarian assistance commodities to Jamaica to help meet the emergency needs identified after a category 4 hurricane struck southern regions of the country on August 19. The shipment consists of 560 rolls of plastic sheeting, 6,250 blankets, 5,000 water containers and 2,590 family hygiene kits with a value of approximately $298,000, including transport.
These commodities are in addition to the $275,000 provided to Jamaica, which includes $25,000 in preparedness assistance and $250,000 for emergency response activities, such as local procurement of emergency relief supplies, aerial assessments of hurricane damages, and support for emergency health activities. In total, USAID has provided $573,000 in assistance to Jamaica for preparedness for and response to Hurricane Dean.
A USAID six-person disaster assessment team remains on the island to work with Jamaican disaster response officials and coordinate support with USAID/Jamaica and the U.S. Embassy.
Since 2000, USAID has provided more than $142 million in response to the devastating effects of hurricanes and tropical storms throughout the Caribbean and Central America.
For more information about USAID's emergency humanitarian assistance programs, please visit: www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/.
