Canada providing relief for Bangladeshi victims of cyclone Roanu

The High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh, Benoît-Pierre Laramée, has announced that Canada is providing relief to the victims of cyclone Roanu.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 29 May 2016, 01:01 PM
Updated : 29 May 2016, 01:01 PM

Canada is providing over Canadian dollars 292,500 to the victims of Cyclone Roanu through two organisations: Plan International and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Through a Canadian dollar 262,500 grant to Plan, Ottawa will support the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene services for up to 5,373 people in Bhola district.

The project will be implemented through South Asia Partnership Bangladesh.

The Canadian dollar 30,000 grant to the IFRC will help provide cash grants, emergency shelter, and safe drinking water to approximately 25,000 people.

Laramée noted that he had visited Bhola and Barisal just days before Cyclone Roanu.

"While there, I met with many remarkable individuals, and was particularly impressed by the determination of the people of those areas to provide a better future for their children, including by ending the harmful practice of child marriage.

"Cyclone Roanu is a reminder of the precariousness of the lives of many of the people of that district.

"I hope that Canada’s support will allow people to get back on their feet as soon as possible, and they will continue building better futures for their children, themselves, and their country.”

Cyclone Roanu struck the coast of Bangladesh on May 21 and has affected more than 1.2 million people.

The Bangladesh government, UN agencies and local NGOs have already begun providing humanitarian assistance to the affected people.