Latin America – Storms DECEMBER 11, 2020
Fact Sheet #8 Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Latin America – Storms DECEMBER 11, 2020 SITUATION AT A GLANCE 205 7.3 404,500 183,000 MILLION Reported Deaths in Latin Estimated People Affected Estimated People in Official and Estimated Houses Damaged America due to Eta and Iota in Guatemala, Honduras, Unofficial Emergency Shelters or Destroyed in Guatemala, and Nicaragua in Guatemala and Honduras Honduras, and Nicaragua UN – Dec. 2, 2020 UN – Dec. 4, 2020 CONRED, COPECO – Dec. 2, 2020 UN – Dec. 4, 2020 The effects of Hurricanes Eta and Iota are expected to worsen food insecurity in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua in the coming months, with 3 million people currently projected as experiencing severe acute food insecurity. The U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua visits Puerto Cabezas, where USAID/BHA A partner UNICEF delivers WASH assistance to affected households. USAID deactivates the DART and RMT; USAID/BHA staff continue to manage humanitarian response activities from Central America and Washington, D.C. TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT HUMANITARIAN FUNDING USAID/BHA1 $23,850,708 For the Latin America Storms Response in FY 2021 DoD2 $7,060,000 For complete funding breakdown with partners, see detailed chart on page 6 Total $30,910,708 1 USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA). Funding figures reflect committed and obligated funding as of December 11, 2020. Total comprises a subset of the nearly $48 million in publicly announced USAID/BHA funding to the Latin America and Caribbean storms response. 2 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Funding figures reflect funding as of December 11, 2020. 1 TIMELINE KEY DEVELOPMENTS Nov.
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