WFP Deliver Emergency Food to Disaster Victims In Bangladesh
Siddique Islam - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is distributing 71 tons of high-energy biscuits worth around $0.053 million USD among 120,492 waterlogged and storm-affected poor people in the southwest coastal areas of Bangladesh. "The current disaster is a result of floodwater and drainage problems with the severe rain during late September," a press statement says on Thursday. The water logging in three southwestern districts affected one million people. The severe storm in the Bay of Bengal reportedly caused at least 100 deaths to the fishing community with many reported missing. Family members of missing fishermen were unable to satisfy their minimum food requirements due to the loss of income earners. "These ready-to-eat biscuits provide an essential supplement to the meager food available," Douglas Broderick, the WFP Country Representative says in Dhaka. High-energy biscuits are not only important as a rich source of calories and energy, but also provide at least 50 percent of the adult recommended daily requirement of essential vitamins and minerals. The AusAid (Australia) has provided $47,000 USD to support the relief operation. DFID (UK) has helped WFP and its partners to improve disaster preparedness and response.
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