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This is an archived USAID document retained on this web site as a matter of public record.
U.S. Provides Additional Emergency Flood Assistance to Indonesia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2007
Press Office: 202-712-4320
Public Information: 202-712-4810
www.usaid.gov
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided an additional $100,000 to support emergency flood relief efforts in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. These activities include the clean-up of debris, provision of clean water, and dissemination of public health messages.
Heavy rains since February 1 flooded roughly 60% of Jakarta Province and parts of the neighboring districts of Bekasi and Tangerang. Floodwaters are now receding in the capital, but water, sanitation, and health continue to be major concerns.
USAID assistance of these floods is implemented through non-governmental organizations working in the affected areas and now totals $200,000 in emergency cash grants.
For more information about our humanitarian assistance programs, please visit: www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/.
The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.
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