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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8368

23 December 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/humanitarian aid
Commission grants aid of EUR 3 million to drought victims in India

Brussels, 23/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has adopted a humanitarian aid decision worth EUR 3 million to help victims of the drought that has hit Rahjastan in India. The funds will be channelled through ECHO, the EU Humanitarian Office. Since the start of the summer, 80% of crops sown in Rahjastan have perished as a result of the prolonged drought, and the result has been a significant reduction in the availability of food. The region also has a drinking water shortage...

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