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HIGHLIGHTS

• DART staff arrive in Antigua to evaluate humanitarian needs and coordinate USG response activities

• Governments of France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands launch response activities to address CDEMA, hurricane-related damage on the island of St. Martin

• ECHO announces €2 million— approximately $2.4 million—in assistance for the Caribbean region to respond to hurricane-related needs

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

• On September 11, three members of the USAID regional Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) arrived on the island of Antigua to conduct damage and needs assessments in Antigua and Barbuda and lead the U.S. Government (USG) response, in coordination with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GoAB), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and other relief stakeholders.

• Following disaster declarations issued by the U.S. embassies in Paris and The Hague for Saint-Martin and Sint Maarten, respectively, USAID/OFDA is providing a combined $200,000 to address urgent humanitarian needs on the island. The USAID DART and Response Management Team (RMT) are coordinating closely with the USG interagency, the Government of France (GoF), and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (GoKN) to support humanitarian response efforts.

• USAID/OFDA continues to coordinate with host country governments, CDEMA, and humanitarian organizations in Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Saint-Martin, Sint Maarten, and other hurricane-affected areas to assess damages and related needs.