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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7518266" data-attributes="member: 92282">Assistance in response to flooding in  Sri Lanka<img src="http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/uploads/E1/86/E1866SmWYIz1GdtxB-390Q/floodrelief.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In response to a  request for assistance by the Sri Lankan Red Cross  and Disaster  Management Center due to the destruction caused by  torrential rains in  Sri Lanka, United States Ambassador Patricia  Butenis issued a disaster  declaration on May 21.  The declaration  provides nearly 6 million rupees  (US$50,000) from the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office  of U.S. Foreign  Disaster Assistance (OFDA) to the Sri Lanka Red Cross  Society for  emergency humanitarian assistance.  The assistance will help  the Sri  Lankan Red Cross Society and Disaster Management Center provide   emergency food, safe drinking water, water purification tablets, water   containers, medical supplies, clothing, plastic sheeting, tents, and   other urgently needed items. Ambassador Butenis announced the assistance during a  meeting with  officials from the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society including  Mr. Jagath  Abeysinghe, President; Mr. S.H. Nimal Kumar, Honorary  National  Secretary; and Mr. Neville Nanayakkara, Director General.  According to Ambassador Butenis, "During the past week, hundreds of   thousands of Sri Lankans have suffered tremendous hardship as result of   flooding and landslides.  In response to the Government's appeal for   assistance, this support will help the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society and   the Disaster Management Center address the urgent needs of those   affected by the torrential rains."<a href="http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/pr-21may10.html" target="_blank">USA  embassy Sri Lanka</a>         <a href="http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/pr-21may10.html" target="_blank">http://srilanka.usembassy.gov/pr-21may10.html</a></blockquote>

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