WFP Aids Storm Alberto Victims with Food Vouchers in El Salvador

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Family in shelter in El Salvador
This family in a shelter in San Salvador is among many receiving vouchers that can be redeemed for groceries once they return home. Photo: WFP/Versative/Diego Santamaría

The World Food Programme (WFP) began distributing food assistance to 1,400 Salvadoran families who fled their homes to take refuge in temporary shelters after storms struck between 14 and 16 June.

The torrential rains hit Central America, flooding big parts of El Salvador. In addition to the food, 1,400 families are receiving e-vouchers worth US$120 each to buy groceries and other essentials as they leave the shelters and return to their homes, from a host of designated outlets.

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