Israel helps Sri Lanka after deadly landslides
May 30, 2016 04:03 pm
After a series of floods and landslides killed over 100 people in Sri Lanka nearly two weeks ago, Israel is supplying approximately US$20,000 in aid to the island nation’s Disaster Relief Management Ministry, Israel’s Foreign Ministry reported.
“As a friend and partner of Sri Lanka, Israel was honored to provide emergency assistance following the recent floods,” said Israel’s ambassador to Sri Lanka Daniel Carmon.
The recent floods and landslides on the Asian island located off of India’s southern coast were caused by massive rainstorms on May 14 and have claimed at least 100 deaths.
The disaster relief supplies provided by Israel are primarily geared towards repairing and improving the water and sewage systems in Sri Lanka that have been decimated by the flooding and landslides. Included among the supplies are water pumps, water filters, solar lighting kits, LED torches and 50,000 tablets for water purification.
-Jewish Press
-Agencies
