The US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $1.5 million in emergency assistance in the aftermath of last week's earthquake in Balochistan. This brings the total USAID emergency assistance package to $2.5 million to date.
It committed $1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is providing emergency assistance, including emergency health care, shelter, relief commodities, and water and sanitation interventions, for earthquake-affected populations.
According to a news release, the agency is distributing much needed relief commodities in Balochistan province. The first trucks transporting USAID-funded plastic sheeting for the construction of temporary shelters arrived in Quetta on Monday, which will be distributed to the affected villages in Ziarat district, and additional USAID-funded plastic sheeting will be distributed over the next three days.