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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 9227622" data-attributes="member: 92282">The US today said that it is in the process of helping and will further  assist those affected by floods in Sri Lanka. US Ambassador Patricia A.  Butenis announced that the United States Government is donating nearly  $300,000 in assistance to provide a variety of goods and services to the  people hardest hit by the flood disaster.Further, a US press release noted - “In order to help the nearly 1 million Sri Lankans affected by the  recent floods and landslides, Ambassador Patricia A. Butenis announced  that the United States Government is donating nearly $300,000 in  assistance to provide a variety of goods and services to the people  hardest hit by the disaster.  This aid has already provided boats to local governments in Batticaloa  to evacuate people in the hardest-hit areas.  We are also helping the  government to identify the families in need and to make an accurate  assessment of the situation.  In addition, we are distributing emergency  relief supplies—including bottled water, cooking materials, tarpaulins,  and other necessary items—to thousands of families in Batticaloa,  Trincomalee, and Ampara districts.  The U.S. Government will continue to  monitor the situation closely.”</blockquote>

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