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An aerial view of severely flooded areas in Region 10.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana--The United States government, via its Agency for International Development USAID has committed to providing “immediate humanitarian assistance” in the form of US $30,000 or in excess of GYD 6.2 million to Guyana, which has been battling floods caused by heavy rainfall.
This disclosure was made on Wednesday by Clinton White, Regional Representative of USAID’s Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission. He told a news conference hosted at the Roraima Duke Lodge in Georgetown that US $15,000 of the monies will be directed to the Guyana Red Cross Society for the purchase and transportation of relief hampers, including cleaning and personal hygiene kits. The remaining US $15,000, White said, will go towards aiding the ongoing efforts of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).
The Daily Herald - USAID to provide $6.2m in flood relief to Guyana