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Add to Preferred SourcesThe European Commission has allocated an additional €1 million in emergency aid to India as devastating floods killed nearly 500 people and submerged entire villages in the southern state of Kerala. This comes on top of the initial assistance of €190 000 announced in August and channelled through the Indian Red Cross.
“Our EU assistance will target most vulnerable communities, whose livelihoods, homes and belongings have been swept away by the torrential rains. This funding will help deliver essential supplies and promote healthy activities to counter water-borne diseases,” said Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides.
This additional EU humanitarian aid aims to provide relief to some of the most vulnerable and isolated communities that have been severely affected by the flooding. The assistance will be channelled through EU humanitarian partners who are already working on the ground and will take the form of essential relief items, water and sanitation, hygiene- and health-promotion activities to counter the insurgence of water-borne diseases.
In addition to the financial contribution, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated upon request of the UN Resident Coordinator, and a water & sanitation expert from the Netherlands was deployed to Kerala on 17 September as part of an international team to assess the needs on the ground following the deluge.
Original source: European Commission
Published on 19 September 2018