US donates additional P50 million to 'Odette' disaster response

USAID, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme, facilitates the distribution of food packs to those affected by Typhoon Odette and set up emergency logistics hubs in Surigao del Norte on December 2021.

Released / US Embassy in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — The United States on Monday announced that it would provide P50 million to support communities affected by Super Typhoon Odette. 

"In partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the new funding from [the US Agency for International Development] will provide logistics and emergency telecommunications support in typhoon-affected areas," the US Embassy in the Philippines said in a statement.

It added that four emergency logistics hubs would be set up in Surigao del Norte for the storage and distribution of relief supplies.

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