transportation

Industries that contracted included apparel, textiles, paper products, chemicals and transportation equipment.

For decades, many have sought asylum in the U.S. and entered the transportation industry.

"It would be good to get some funding for pop-up swimming pool projects or maybe help schools with transportation costs to get to swimming lessons," Mr Collins said.

A vaccination programme began in mid-September -- a challenge in a country four times the size of France and where transportation infrastructure is limited and often in poor condition.

The relative had gone through a rough time due to a divorce and needed transportation.