Honduras

Beneficiaries of USAID/OFDA-funded emergency relief supplies following severe flooding in Honduras in October 2008.

William Brands/USAID

Sustained heavy rainfall in October, 2011, caused flooding and landslides throughout Honduras, resulting in 29 deaths and affecting more than 70,000 people, according to the Government of Honduras Permanent Emergency Commission (COPECO).  The inclement weather destroyed more than 7,000 acres of cropland and damaged more than 2,000 houses, numerous roads, and several bridges countrywide.  COPECO personnel and other local responders performed rescue operations, delivered humanitarian assistance, and conducted damage and humanitarian needs assessments in the affected areas.

USG HUMANITARIAN FUNDING PROVIDED IN FY 2012

*(As of September 4, 2012)

Central America Floods Fact Sheet #5 (331kb PDF)

Key Developments

On October 17, 2011, U.S. Ambassador Lisa Kubiske declared a disaster due to the extent of flooding and numbers of people affected.  In response, USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) provided an initial $50,000 to Save the Children and Plan International for child protection activities and local procurement and distribution of non-food emergency relief commodities, including hygiene kits, mattresses, blankets, and other relief supplies.  Through its Regional Disaster Assistance Program, USAID/OFDA also provided helicopter fuel to COPECO to support rescue and relief operations.  To date, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, total U.S. Government (USG) assistance to Honduras is $160,000.