{ "id": "RS20518", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RS20518", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 102649, "date": "2000-04-17", "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:37:13.428941", "title": "Mozambique and Other Recent Flood Disasters: Comparing the U.S. and International Responses", "summary": "Some have criticized the U.S. response to the recent floods in southern Africa. Their concern\nhas\nbeen that the U.S. response has been too little and too late in comparison with disasters in other parts\nof the world. U.S. spokesmen argue that their response has been appropriate and timely with\ncontributions to Mozambique of over $32 million and additional contributions to the region of over\n$40 million. The U.S. government has responded to eight flood disasters thus far in FY2000 in\naddition to the current flooding in southern Africa. This report and the table on p. 6 compare the\nU.S. and international responses to each. The report will be updated.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RS20518", "sha1": "de35d002c04744ac85a4b38ebaa0448d9ba82476", "filename": "files/20000417_RS20518_de35d002c04744ac85a4b38ebaa0448d9ba82476.pdf", "images": null }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20000417_RS20518_de35d002c04744ac85a4b38ebaa0448d9ba82476.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "Foreign Affairs" ] }