On April 25, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Nepal. Within hours, USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
POPULATION AFFECTED
39 of Nepal's 75 districts affected
8,891 people killed
22,300+ people injured
890,000+ homes damaged or destroyed
MEET THE TEAM
22 USAID disaster experts
114 urban search and rescue members
Two live rescues conducted
15+ square miles searched
130 structures surveyed
12 canines
U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
More Than $65 Million In Humanitarian Assistance to Provide:
Medical supplies to support emergency health care needs - 40,000 people helped for three months
Emergency shelter: 6,200 rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting provided - up to 310,000 people helped
Food assistance: nearly 2,830 metric tons of rice - 270,000 people helped for one month
All figures as of April 22, 2016
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