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U.S. Helps Central America in Wake of Hurricanes
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The U.S. Agency for International Development is leading the U.S. response to back to back hurricanes in Central America. USAID’s Disaster Assistance Response Team is working alongside the U.S. military to help victims after the devastating storms.
Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit the region November 3rd and 16th killing a reported total of 189 people and affecting more than 6 million in Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Alison Lapp is a response manager for the Latin American and Caribbean Hurricane Response Management Team at USAID: