Press Release: Hurricane Ivan: European Commission earmarks €1.5 million for victims in Grenada

The European Commission, through its Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), has earmarked €1.5 million for humanitarian aid to meet emergency needs caused by Hurricane Ivan on the Caribbean island of Grenada. The focus of the aid will be on providing the most vulnerable people with emergency shelter, as well as food, drinking water, hygiene kits and tarpaulins for house roofing. About 5000 homeless families will be targeted. Other interventions could include support for rehabilitating water supplies and sanitation. Extensive house destruction has forced thousands of people to go to organised shelters, and many others who are homeless are in 'informal' shelters. The aid will be implemented through ECHO partners working in the region.

European Commission: Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) http://ec.europa.eu/comm/echo/index_en.htm

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