US sending disaster response team to Nepal: Official

The United States is sending a disaster response team to earthquake-hit Nepal and has authorized an initial $1 million to address immediate needs, the US Agency for International Development said Saturday.

Washington: The United States is sending a disaster response team to earthquake-hit Nepal and has authorized an initial $1 million to address immediate needs, the US Agency for International Development said Saturday.

The agency "is launching a DART team to respond to the #NepalQuake and has authorized an initial $1m to address immediate needs," the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance chief Jeremy Konyndyk said on Twitter.

 

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