USAID Provides $2 Million in Flood Aid for Mexico

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), are providing an additional $1.7 million in emergency relief assistance for those impacted by the severe flooding in early November in Mexico's Tabasco and Chiapas states. Including the initial $300,000 in flood assistance, USAID has provided a total of $2 million in emergency assistance in the aftermath of the floods in Mexico, to date.

In late October 2007, heavy rains resulted in flooding and the overflow of rivers and dams in Chiapas and Tabasco states in southern Mexico. According to the Government of Mexico, the floods affected more than 1 million people.

USAID, in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, continues to closely monitor the situation and work with local authorities on the relief and recovery effort.

For more information about USAID's emergency humanitarian assistance programs, please visit: http://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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