The European Commission (EC) has announced that it would give €3 million to provide assistance to the victims of the Phailin in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
The funding is expected to help the most affected and vulnerable to survive the aftermath and to improve their resilience to future disasters, said EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva.
Food assistance would be provided to help people manage until the next crops can be planted and reaped as well as shelters with disaster resilient features, basic healthcare, water and sanitation services and livelihood assistance for marginalised and fishing communities, said Georgieva.
This new funding is in addition to €96,748 already channelled through the International Federation of the Red Cross’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) for this disaster.
It would be distributed by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) department through its humanitarian partners, including international NGOs, the Red Cross/Red Crescent family and UN agencies.