USAID provides $200K aid for Typhoon Odette victims

The United States government, through the USAID, has provided $200,000 in immediate financial assistance for victims of Typhoon Odette in central and southern Philippines.

USAID is partnering with Action Against Hunger to provide food, water, hygiene supplies, and other relief items in Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Island.

The agency is also supporting the restoration of water supply services and sanitation facilities, as well as hygiene promotion activities.

Through existing programs, USAID partner the UN World Food Program (WFP) is transporting relief supplies and deploying mobile operations vehicles to support emergency telecommunications.

USAID partner the International Organization for Migration is helping to manage evacuation shelters and provide critical relief supplies, including heavy-duty plastic sheeting for 4,800 families.

Previously, the US government had provided transportation and communication support, including 19 trucks for the Department of Social Welfare and Development and mobile storage units.

As of Monday, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported at least 58 deaths, 199 injuries, and 18 missing individuals due to Typhoon Odette, though the Philippine National Police reported a higher death toll of 211.