US flood aid to Nepal tops $36M, Khasokhas reports
A State Department official said more help could come as needs are assessed after Nepal’s floods.
Khasokhas reports the US has put more than $36 million toward Nepal’s flood response and recovery, citing Deputy Assistant Secretary Bethany Morrison and a senior State Department official speaking anonymously. Morrison said Washington announced more than $31 million this week, bringing the total to $36 million and making the US the largest donor for the response. The new package includes permanent bridges, humanitarian relief and US-made disaster-recovery drones. The senior official said the US released an initial $500,000 within hours of declaring emergency humanitarian needs, is reassessing needs daily with Nepal’s government, and is prioritizing access to isolated communities before school support. The official also said 70 US citizens remain uncontactable in Nepal, alongside more than 600 foreign nationals, with US agencies supporting identification efforts.
Why it matters: For Nepali Americans in the DMV, this is foreign policy and back-home logistics at the same time: bridges, water, shelter and missing-person work shape how families get help after the flood. It also shows how US officials are presenting the post-USAID-reorg aid system during a live disaster.
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