Czech Republic sending aid to Bangladesh

The Czech Republic will send humanitarian aid to Bangladesh hit by a disastrous cyclone on Thursday. Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg has agreed to earmark 1.5 million crowns for the devastated region. The help will be distributed via the International Red Cross. The Adra humanitarian organisation has launched a fund-raising campaign and has sent its representative to southern Bangladesh. As of Tuesday, People in Need and the Czech Catholic Charity will also open special accounts for public contributions. The cyclone Sidr has so far claimed more than 3,000 lives.

Author: Ruth Fraňková