UK provides £33,000 to Bangladesh flood victims
It will be implemented by Start Fund Bangladesh and Save the Children International
People in Cumilla’s Burichang are evacuating their homes for higher grounds as floodwaters rise. The devastating flood has affected millions of lives across 11 districts and displaced people across southeastern Bangladesh, compelling them to seek shelter on higher ground. Photo: TBS
The United Kingdom (UK) has declared to provide £33,000 of immediate humanitarian assistance in Bangladesh to support people affected by severe flooding in Feni, Khagrachari and Noakhali.
The aid will provide vital search and rescue, food, cash transfers, clean water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, said a press release of British High Commission issued today (26 August).
It will be implemented by Start Fund Bangladesh and Save the Children International, it added.
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