Step up disaster preparedness measures
Oxfam urges three South Asian govts
Oxfam, an international humanitarian agency, yesterday urged the governments of India, Bangladesh and Nepal to step up preparedness measures for the annual floods in the Ganga-Brahmaputra river basin and issued an appeal in the UK to raise funds for its own response to the flood-affected people in the region. Oxfam will be responding to up to half a million people in the three countries. Altogether 20 million people in India, Bangladesh and Nepal have been affected by flooding in the current monsoon, forcing many from their homes. "The magnitude of these floods shows how important it is for governments and the international community to be prepared for when disasters strike,” said Ashvin Dayal, head of Oxfam in South Asia. Oxfam's £1 million appeal for its work will be spent on delivering food, emergency shelter, hygiene items and clean water and safe sanitation in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, the release added.
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