The European Commission announced Thursday it has allocated 6 million euros (about 8.4 million U.S. dollars) for additional humanitarian aid for victims of the earthquake in Peru.
The Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said it is providing the additional fund because the humanitarian consequences of the Aug. 15 devastating earthquake are much more severe than initially estimated and the affected people still depend entirely on humanitarian aid for their survival.
Immediately following the quake, the European Commission provided 2 million euros (2.8 million dollars) for the quake victims.
The new aid will target the 200,000 most vulnerable and affected people, with priority to be given to people left homeless as a result of the earthquake, said the Commission, adding that the most acute needs are in the shelter, water and sanitation and food sectors.
The fund will be channeled through the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department, under the responsibility of European Commissioner Louis Michel.
On Aug. 15, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit parts of Peru's southern coast, which killed some 520 people, injured over 1,300 and left 80,000 homeless.
Source: Xinhua
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