UN allocates $1.5 M to help Rwanda respond to deadly floods, landslides
The United Nations is sending $1.5 million to help Rwanda's government respond to torrential rain-triggered deadly floods and landslides, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
Undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths, the world body's relief coordinator, authorized the Central Emergency Response Fund allocation, said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
"With the funding, UN agencies and partners will provide critical food security assistance, health care, shelter materials and basic household items to people who have been displaced by the floods and the landslides," Dujarric said.
"As you may recall, the northern, western, and southern provinces of Rwanda were hit by heavy rainfalls in May, causing deadly floods and landslides," he added.
At least 135 people died and 20,000 more were displaced. The rains heavily impacted homes, roads, crops and livestock.
About 300 billion Rwandan francs is required for the construction of destroyed homes for vulnerable people and rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure, she said.
