Brussels, 16/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission announced on Friday 16 September that it would be making €10 million in emergency aid available for victims of the monsoon floods in Pakistan.
The funds, provided from the ECHO (Commission's humanitarian aid office) budget, will finance the provision of shelters, food, drinking water and healthcare, in response to an appeal from the Pakistani government. The authorities of that country are completely overwhelmed by the...