U.S. Embassy issues disaster declaration
May 21, 2010 12:32 pm
In response to a request for assistance by the Sri Lankan Red Cross and
The declaration provides nearly 6 million rupees (US$50,000) from the U.S.
Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster
Assistance (OFDA) to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society for emergency humanitarian
assistance. The assistance will help the Sri Lankan Red Cross Society and
Ambassador Butenis announced the assistance during a meeting with officials
from the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society including Mr. Jagath Abeysinghe,
President; Mr. S.H. Nimal Kumar, Honorary National Secretary; and Mr. Neville
Nanayakkara, Director General. According to Ambassador Butenis, “During
the past week, hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans have suffered tremendous
hardship as result of flooding and landslides. In response to the
Government’s appeal for assistance, this support will help the Sri Lanka Red
Cross Society and the