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US grants 100,000 USD in aid for Cambodia’s response to widespread flooding

The US, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided 100,000 USD in immediate humanitarian aid supporting response efforts to severe flooding in Cambodia.
US grants 100,000 USD in aid for Cambodia’s response to widespread flooding ảnh 1People evacuate from flooded area in Phnom Penh (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The US, through the US Agencyfor International Development (USAID), has provided 100,000 USD in immediatehumanitarian aid supporting response efforts to severe flooding in Cambodia.

According to a press release of the US Embassy in Cambodia,USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance is partnering with the United Nations WorldFood Programme (WFP) to provide emergency assistance to people impacted by theflooding.

USAID has provided more than 7 million USD in disasterresponse, preparedness, and risk reduction assistance in Cambodia since2000. 

Floods in Cambodia have so far left 18 people dead,including eight children, and forced the evacuation of 25,192 people, accordingto the country’s National Committee for Disaster Management.

Tropical storm-triggered rains caused floods in19 of the country's 25 cities and provinces since the beginning of the month.The worst-hit provinces included Pursat, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, andKandal as well as the southwestern suburb of Phnom Penh./.
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