AU Promises Humanitarian Assistance to Flood Victims in Malawi
The African Union (AU) has expressed solidarity
with the Government and people of Malawi in the face of a floods that have hit
the country.
The statement from Addis Ababa
dated 16 January 2015 says the AU Commission Chairperson H.E Dr. Nkosazana
Dlamini Zuma has received with shock, the tragic news of devastating floods
which struck Malawi with serious adverse effects on the country’s population.
“The Chairperson commiserates
with the President of the Republic of Malawi H.E. Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika
and the people of Malawi. This unfortunate calamity has killed about 48 people,
destroyed thousands of houses destroyed across many districts and leaving thousands
of people internally displaced.”
In the statement Dr Dlamini
Zuma assures the government and people of Malawi that the AU will give the “highest
priority” to providing modest humanitarian assistance to the government as part
of efforts to alleviate the suffering of the affected population.
“This assistance will be
availed to the government as soon as possible.” Reads the statement
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