The European Commission on Friday decided to release 2 million euros to assist flood victims in Sri Lanka. Heavy monsoon rains have battered the island for a week, killing more than a million displaced and 27 dead. Twelve others are still missing in the floods, which caused landslides and rising sea levels.More than 250,000 people found refuge in government camps, while others have moved temporarily relocated by their own means, said Thursday said a spokesman for the center. "It is the duty of the European Union to allow thousands of people to receive emergency assistance. Our aid is the most vulnerable victims of these storms," said Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Kristalina Georgieva.
Sri Lanka, a tropical island of 20 million people southeast of India, is scanned by two monsoon seasons between May and September and December to February. This country is relatively rich compared to its neighbors in Southeast Asia, relies on these seasonal rains for irrigation and electric power dams.
But each year, these storms are the victims and significant damage.
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