UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The United States Announces Additional Assistance for Typhoon-Affected Communities in the Philippines

The United States, through USAID, announced $1 million in humanitarian assistance for communities in the Philippines affected by Super Typhoon Man-yi, known locally as Super Typhoon Pepito. Super Typhoon Man-yi is the seventh tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Philippines since late September, affecting more than 850,000 people and resulting in high levels of displacement and damage to critical infrastructure. The compounding effects of Typhoons Toraji, Usagi, and Man-yi, as well as subsequent floods and landslides over the past week have affected more than two million people. This new funding was announced in the Philippines by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.

This additional humanitarian assistance, which follows more than $7 million provided by USAID to meet the needs of typhoon-affected populations in the Philippines so far in 2024, will help meet the immediate needs of vulnerable communities affected as a result of the recent floods and Typhoons in the Philippines. This funding supports humanitarian partners providing emergency shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance, as well as other essential relief supplies. In addition, USAID’s partners are providing critical humanitarian logistics support for disaster assistance efforts in storm-affected areas.

The United States stands with the people of the Philippines and remains committed to helping vulnerable communities prepare for and build resilience to natural disasters. USAID disaster experts in the Philippines and in the region continue to coordinate with the Government of the Philippines and humanitarian partners to meet the urgent needs of storm-affected communities and people in need across the country.