India has contributed over US $ one million to St Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint lucia, and Commonwealth of Dominica towards disaster relief assistance in the aftermath of flash floods that struck these islands in December last year.
Permanent Representative of India to the UN Ambassador Asoke Mukerji handed over the contributions of USD 500,000 each to the Permanent Missions of St Vincent and Grenadines and St lucia to the UN, and USD 300,000 to the Commonwealth of Dominica. The flash floods had struck the three Caribbean islands and resulted in the deaths of 15 people.
Following a request for assistance from these three island States, the Indian Government decided to contribute a total of USD 1.3 million towards disaster relief activities.