US sending disaster response team to Nepal

April 25, 2015 22:40

The US is sending a disaster response team to earthquake-hit Nepal and has authorised an initial $1 million to address the immediate needs in the country.

The assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal, said the US is working through USAID's Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance to provide assistance to earthquake victims in Nepal.

US OFDA chief Jeremy Konyndyk said $1 million has been authorised to address immediate needs.

"The USAID, the OFDA is launching a disaster assistance response response team to respond to the Nepal quake and has authorised an initial $1 million to address immediate needs," he wrote on twitter.

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