U.S. Agency for International Development
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
BOLIVIA EARTHQUAKE: Consistent with OFDA's response to the May 23, 1998 disaster declaration for a severe earthquake in Bolivia, USAID/La Paz has received additional requests from the Government of Bolivia for critical relief assistance. After the earthquake in May, USAID/Bolivia and OFDA supervised the construction of 636 temporary shelters for displaced families.
Based upon further assessments of relief needs in Bolivia, the Mission has requested and OFDA will provide a second mission allowance of $60,000 to project CONCERN International to purchase wood and other construction materials to frame shelters for families in rural areas. OFDA will also provide an airlift containing an additional 120 boxes of plastic sheeting. With the rainy season expected to start in September, these shelters will allow rural families to stay on their farms, where thay may plant their crops and begin to rebuild their livelihood.
