On 2 June, the European Commission allocated 700,000 euro in emergency humanitarian aid to meet the needs caused by exceptional floods in Suriname. Torrential rains in May have led to many schools, clinics and homes being submerged. More than 20,000 people have been seriously affected. The funds, allocated through the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), will cover: - health actions to tackle malaria and diarrhoea in the affected areas; - water and sanitation, as rivers are...