EU Grants 166 Million Euros for African Disasters
Date: 28-Dec-05
Country: BELGIUM
"Today we remember the victims of the tsunami in southeast Asia. But millions of vulnerable people in Africa are exposed to natural disasters like droughts, floods and insect infestations as well as armed conflicts," EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Louis Michel said in a statement.
"These are silent tsunamis. Many of these catastrophes do not hit the headlines in the Western media but they still lead to great suffering," he added.
