The Czech government will provide 2.5million crowns (155,000 U.S. dollars) of financial aid to the people of Myanmar hit by the recent cyclone, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Opletalova said Monday.
"The Czech aid will be provided through the International Committee of the Red Cross," the Czech news agency CTK quoted Opletalova as saying.
The Czech human rights organization People In Need will provide500,000 crowns (31,000 U.S. dollars) from its own humanitarian fund to Myanmar, Marek Stys, head of its humanitarian section, said.
The group will mainly be in charge of guaranteeing the purchase and distribution of basic food, drinking water and drugs, Stys said.
According to the latest reports, more than 15,000 people have been killed by the violent cyclone Nargis which swept five divisions and states of Myanmar during last weekend.
Source:Xinhua
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