Disaster Response

USAID/El Salvador has been at the forefront of responding to both natural and manmade disasters, bringing effective relief to Salvadorans across the country.  Over the last 30 years, USAID has provided approximately $400 million to rehabilitate and rebuild key infrastructure damaged by natural disasters. 

USAID has robust history of involvement in disaster relief in El Salvador.  From the disastrous effects of Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and other natural phenomena that hit the country before, to the earthquakes in 2001, flooding resulting from Tropical Storm Stan and the simultaneous eruption of the Santa Ana (Ilamatepec) volcano in 2005, USAID has played a key role in providing disaster relief to the people of El Salvador.  Most recently, the U.S. government has undertaken a critical role in both immediate and long-term relief efforts as a result of mudslides and flooding associated with Hurricane Ida in November 2009.

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