, ▁and ▁Central ▁Asia ▁( EM CA ), ▁OF DA ▁assist ed ▁populations ▁affected ▁by ▁complex ▁emer gen cies , ▁flo ods , ▁wild f ires , ▁and ▁food ▁in security . ▁Flo oding ▁affected ▁populations ▁across ▁the ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁( L AC ) ▁region , ▁where ▁OF DA ▁also ▁respond ed ▁to ▁wild f ires , ▁storm s , ▁a ▁vol cano , ▁and ▁earth qu akes . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁dis aster s , ▁affected ▁populations ▁required ▁immediate ▁human itar ian ▁assistance , ▁including ▁safe ▁drink ing ▁water , ▁health ▁care , ▁san itation ▁services , ▁emer gency ▁shelter , ▁emer gency ▁relief ▁supplies , ▁and ▁food ▁security ▁inter vent ions . ▁In ▁countries ▁experien cing ▁complex ▁emer gen cies , ▁OF DA ▁partners ▁worked ▁to ▁protect ▁vulner able ▁civ ili ans , ▁increase ▁the ▁sust ain ability ▁of ▁longer - term ▁human itar ian ▁responses , ▁and ▁facil itate ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁development ▁assistance ▁in ▁relevant ▁countries . ▁ ▁OF DA ▁provided ▁more ▁than ▁$ 8 5 5 ▁million ▁for ▁dis aster ▁response ▁programs ▁to ▁support ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁food ▁security , ▁economic ▁recovery ▁and ▁market ▁systems , ▁health , ▁nut r ition , ▁protection , ▁shelter ▁and ▁settlement s , ▁and ▁W ASH ▁inter vent ions ; ▁human itar ian ▁coord ination ▁and ▁information ▁management ▁programs ; ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁efforts ; ▁and ▁log ist ical ▁support ▁and ▁emer gency ▁relief ▁comm od ities . ▁In ▁F Y ▁