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U.S. to provide up to $2 million for Burma earthquake relief; USAID teams en route, spokesperson says
Summary
The State Department announced up to $2 million in U.S. assistance to Burma after a March earthquake and said USAID experts and humanitarian partners are working on the ground; officials said visa and access questions are still being resolved.
The U.S. Department of State announced that the United States will provide up to $2,000,000 "through Burma based humanitarian assistance organizations to support earthquake affected communities as an immediate response to the March," a State Department spokesperson said at a press briefing.
The announcement said a USAID team of humanitarian experts based in the region is traveling to Burma to…
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