Press Release: Commission provides EUR 2 million in fast-track humanitarian aid for victims of Cyclone Favio in Mozambique

The European Commission has moved quickly to help the victims of Cyclone Favio in Mozambique, February 2007. A fast-track “primary emergency” decision has been adopted providing €2 million for immediate relief activities. The Commission is also despatching an aircraft from its ECHO Flight operation, normally based in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This will transport Red Cross and UN emergency relief supplies to the stricken zone. The operations are managed by the Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) under the responsibility of Commissioner Louis Michel.

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