Egypt helps Zanzibar flood victims

2005-06-09 08:27:22
By Issa Yussuf, Zanzibar


The Egyptian government has donated food aid worth US$40,000 (about 44m/-) to flood victims in Zanzibar, according to the Egyptian Consulate General in Zanzibar.

Mourad Moustafa Kamel said on Tuesday that the assistance was given in response to the Zanzibar Chief Minister’s Office’s request for help in the wake of the floods in mid-April which killed one person and displaced 16,000 others.

`I have the honour to inform you that your request for emergency assistance for people affected by the floods has been accepted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abu Gheit,` Kamel said in a letter to the Zanzibar Disaster Management Committee which is under the Chief Minister’s Office.

He adds: `You are kindly requested to advise us on the most convenient maritime route between Cairo and Zanzibar.`
The rainfall was the heaviest recorded in Zanzibar since 1960 and left dozens of homes submerged in floodwaters.

Damage from the floods is estimated to run into tens of millions of shillings.

Unicef and the Tanzania Red Cross Society helped the Zanzibar government to distribute emergency aid during the floods.

The government has appealed for US$1.4m (about 1.5bn/-) for purchasing food and building materials for the victims.


SOURCE: Guardian



Zanzibar according to Mti was connected to him and his family owned a prety good fortune there. I think Mti is in a good position to tell us more what has been going on in the clove ireland since April 2005. I believe the flood was the heaviest in century.

Zanzibar that romantic ireland. I believe there are still people connected to Oman there than is to Egypt but anyhow a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Well done Egypt you've beaten the USA on this one.

I believe 40k USD equals about R.O. 15384.615


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The government of Zanzabar asks for 1,400,000 and Egypt kicks in to the tune of 40,000.

40,000/1,400,000=0.028 %

Abs may call them "cheap bastards", but I'm with you D_S it's a start for the Zanzibar people affected by the recent floods.

where is Mti ?

where is Mti ?
He'll reply if Oman did something about the situation.

The government of Zanzabar asks for 1,400,000 and Egypt kicks in to the tune of 40,000.

40,000/1,400,000=0.028 %

Abs may call them "cheap bastards", but I'm with you D_S it's a start for the Zanzibar people affected by the recent floods.


40 000 aint really that much - it may be more symbolic than anything else. But it'll help some people, and thats good enough for me, as a start. Hope other countries follow the trend.

He'll reply if Oman did something about the situation.


or may be he is unaware of what is happening in Zanzibar.



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