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EC increases aid

The European Commission is launching a second humanitarian decision for €5 million to help victims of the Cyclone Sidr.

The proposed new emergency funding comes on top of €1.5 million in fast-track aid allocated on Friday and would bring the total Commission contribution to €6.5 million so far.

Announcing the move, Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, spoke of the “shocking picture emerging from the coastal regions of Bangladesh”.

“The Commission’s humanitarian field experts, who are in the stricken region, have reported total devastation in some villages; people left with nothing and living in the rubble.

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