(photo credit: European Commission via official website of the European Union)
The European Union (EU) has approved EUR2.4 million in humanitarian aid to help the most flood-affected populations in northern Bangladesh, India, and in the Philippines. This funding will help provide cash assistance, food, access to clean water and sanitation, and other essential services in the hardest-hit areas.
Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said, “The beginning of this year’s monsoon season is proving very hard for people in the north of Bangladesh, India and in the Philippines. The EU is stepping up its assistance to the most affected populations, so they can receive much needed relief.”
In Bangladesh and India, an allocation of EUR1.2 million will support the most affected communities. Combined with the effects of cyclone Remal that hit the country in May, nearly one-third of Bangladesh has been impacted by floods.
This funding comes in addition to the over EUR30 million already allocated to Bangladesh earlier this year, mainly in support to the Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar as well as in response to other recent emergencies such as heatwaves and cyclone Remal.
In the Philippines, EUR1.2 million will support communities in Mindanao, where monsoon rains have caused massive flooding, intensified by typhoons Prapiroon and Gaemi. This new funding comes in addition to the EUR3.1 million already allocated to the Philippines this year, mostly in response to the protracted crises in Mindanao but also to previous floods.
