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EU provides euro1m humanitarian aid for BD flood victims

Published : Wednesday, 31 July, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 108
The European Union (EU) has disbursed euro 1 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the floods that have affected the north of Bangladesh in the past weeks.

This allocation will be used to provide assistance to the most affected communities, including the provision of cash assistance, for people in need of shelter, food, clean water and hygiene and sanitation supplies, said the EU Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday. This assistance mainly funded support to the Rohingya population living in Cox's Bazar, but also the response to other emergencies in the country, such as recent heatwaves and tropical cyclone Remal, as well as anticipatory action.

"The funding will help address the most pressing needs of vulnerable people in the hardest-hit areas in the northeast and northwest of the country, said the EU on Tuesday.

EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, said the monsoon season floods have gravely impacted people in the north of Bangladesh.

"As we did after tropical cyclone Remal, the EU is once more stepping up its assistance to the most affected populations. This funding will help provide much needed relief."

 This new funding comes in addition to the more than 30 million already allocated in humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh earlier this year.

In the past two months, severe rainfall has caused flooding in the northern regions of Bangladesh. Up to 3.7 million people have been affected only in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, while damage assessment continues in the northwest.


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