Belize Prime Minister Said Musa has returned from a successful official visit to the UK to secure a commitment from the British Government to allocate £1 million pounds ($3 million Belize dollars) for a priority recovery programme in the areas affected by Hurricane Iris.
Hurricane Iris, a category 4 storm with winds of 145 mph swept through parts of Belize last month killing 21 people aboard a diving cruise vessel and destroying more than 95% of buildings in 35 villages, severely damaging infrastructure, including roads, electricity and water supplies.
The UK Secretary of State for International Development, Ms Clare Short, gave the commitment to Prime Minister Musa after engaging in extensive discussions in London last week on British assistance to Belize for longer term reconstruction.
As a member of the European Union, Britain has also agreed to call upon the EU to provide reconstruction support to Belize in addition to the emergency financial contribution of $900,000 received through the European Community Humanitarian Office.
Officials say total damage could reach $250 million. Thousands have lost their jobs in the banana and tourism industries - many banana plantations that are main employers in the region have been turned into fields of stumps.
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