Denmark to allocate 8.9 million dollars to tackle floods and humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Denmark has announced 8.9 million US dollars (89 lakh) in emergency aid to deal with severe floods and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip of Palestine. The Danish Foreign Ministry said the money will be spent to ease the suffering of displaced Palestinians. Intense cold and heavy rain have made their lives much harder.
According to the Danish Foreign Ministry, 20 million Danish kroner (about 3 million dollars) of this fund will go to UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. The agency will use the money to give urgent help to Palestinians hit by the floods.
The country has also announced another 40 million Danish kroner (about 5.9 million dollars) for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Humanitarian Fund (OPT HF). This fund mainly pays for humanitarian work in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
Danish Foreign Minister Mr. Lars Løkke Rasmussen said, “The harsh winter weather is making the ongoing crisis in Palestine worse. We must make sure that the people in need get the humanitarian aid they require during these winter months.”
Heavy rain in recent days has caused widespread waterlogging and flooding in the shelter camps of displaced people in Gaza. This has pushed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living there into deep trouble.
