UNITED STATES BOOSTS AID FOR HAITI STORM RELIEF TO $29 MILLION
September 25, 2008
September 25, 2008
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Embassy issued the following press release:
The United States has increased the amount of aid it is sending to help Haiti recover from four tropical storms.
Of the $9 million in new aid, $2 million is for infrastructure repairs. Because many roads and bridges were wiped out by the storms, the movement of relief supplies has been difficult, especially to remote areas.
The other $7 million in new aid will go t . . .
The United States has increased the amount of aid it is sending to help Haiti recover from four tropical storms.
Of the $9 million in new aid, $2 million is for infrastructure repairs. Because many roads and bridges were wiped out by the storms, the movement of relief supplies has been difficult, especially to remote areas.
The other $7 million in new aid will go t . . .