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U.S. Provides Assistance to Typhoon Victims in Vietnam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2006
Press Office: 202-712-4320
Public Information: 202-712-4810
www.usaid.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to damage associated with Typhoon Xangsane which struck Vietnam on October 1, the U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $100,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in support of the Vietnam Red Cross for the procurement and distribution of emergency relief commodities and shelter materials in affected areas.
Typhoon Xangsane struck coastal areas of central Vietnam before weakening into a tropical storm. The USAID Mission in Vietnam reported that the typhoon left more than 60 people dead or missing and injured as many as 527 others. The most affected provinces are Danang, Quang Nam, and Hue. According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Committee for Storm and Flood Control (CCFC), Typhoon Xangsane destroyed 320,000 houses, and damaged more than 200 schools and offices, approximately 10,000 hectares of rice farms, 700 hectares of forest, and 250 hectares of fishing ponds.
On October 6, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Jonathan M. Aloisi declared a disaster due to the magnitude of the damage caused in the central provinces of Vietnam. USAID will continue to monitor the situation and provide additional updates as necessary.
For more information about USAID humanitarian efforts, visit our web site at 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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