USAID Provides Assistance to Flood-Affected Zambians

WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have provided $100,000 to assist those affected by the floods in Zambia. With this funding, USAID will procure emergency relief supplies for ongoing relief efforts to assist flood-affected populations.

Since December 2007, heavy rains in southern Zambia have led to flooding in the capital city of Lusaka, Eastern, Western, and Southern provinces. The floods have killed at least 10 people and displaced more than 34,000 others, according to the GRZ's Vulnerability Assessment Committee. In addition, the floods have destroyed roads, bridges, and crops. On February 1, the GRZ requested international assistance to alleviate the impact of the floods.

USAID will continue to monitor the situation and coordinate with the GRZ and other donors to provide additional assistance based on identified humanitarian needs.

For more information about USAID's emergency humanitarian assistance programs, please visit: www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/.

The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50 years.

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