The U.S. government,
through the U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID) airlifted
plastic sheeting used to construct transitional shelters for families
affected by the October 29 earthquake in Balochistan Province, Pakistan, to
the provincial capital of Quetta. This USAID plastic sheeting will help
meet the needs of approximately 13,000 people in the affected area as they
face the upcoming winter.
USAID airlifted this plastic sheeting in direct response to an
immediate need for emergency shelter identified by the USAID Disaster
Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) in coordination with local officials
and the international relief community. The commodities, valued at more
than $258,000 including transport costs, are included in the $2.5 million
USAID has provided for the earthquake relief effort in Pakistan to date.
Through its international and non-governmental partners, USAID
continues to distribute much-needed relief commodities in Balochistan
Province. On November 3, the first trucks transporting USAID-funded plastic
sheeting for the construction of temporary shelters arrived in Quetta. This
plastic sheeting was distributed to affected villages in Ziarat District.
This emergency assistance from USAID is in addition to the more than $2
billion the U.S. has provided for development programs in Pakistan to
improve health, education, economic growth, democratic governance and to
reconstruct areas affected by the October 2005 earthquake.
The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International
Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide
for nearly 50 years
SOURCE U.S. Agency for International Development
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