Brussels, 13/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has decided to immediately release initial humanitarian aid of around one million euro in favour of the populations that have been hit by torrential rains in northern Algeria. The aid announced on Tuesday by the spokesperson for Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Poul Nielson will be granted according to emergency procedure allowing ECHO (the Community's Humanitarian Aid Office) to react as quickly as possible to humanitarian disasters. The...