17 minutes agoUS promises more than $17m emergency aid to Lebanon
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(6 years ago)The United States has pledged over $17m in initial aid to Lebanon, following the explosion at the port of Beirut on Tuesday, the US Embassy in Lebanon said on Friday. She said in a statement that aid includes food assistance, medical supplies and financial assistance to Lebanon's Red Cross. Many other countries, including the Union. [...]
The United States has pledged over $17m in initial aid to Lebanon, following the explosion at the port of Beirut on Tuesday, the US Embassy in Lebanon said on Friday.
She said in a statement that aid includes food assistance, medical supplies and financial assistance to Lebanon's Red Cross.
Many other countries, including the European Union (BE), have pledged assistance.
The EU announced on Thursday it has allocated 33m euros to finance initial emergency assistance to Lebanon.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyeen spoke over the phone with Lebanese Prime Minister Hasan Diabbb to announce the European Union's assistance.
In a letter to the 27 EU member states, von der Leyeen and Charles Michel, president of the European Council, calls on member states “to contribute to the recovery of Lebanon”.
On August 4th, an explosion at a chemical depot in Beirut left more than 140 people dead and injured thousands more. Some 300,000 people are estimated to be homeless.
The first investigations say the material was safely stored in the warehouse.
Material damage is considered to reach billions of values.
Meanwhile, France's president, Emmanuel Macron, is the first world leader to visit Lebanon.
He, after meeting with leaders of that country, called for an international investigation into the incident. / REL
