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Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, issues the following statement:
Dozens of people have lost their lives as cyclone Amphan has come ashore southwest of Kolkata in eastern India and is making its way further north-east towards Bangladesh, causing further destruction and flooding.
Today the European Commission announced an additional €50 million in humanitarian aid to help respond to the dramatic increase in humanitarian needs caused by the Coronavirus pandemic globally. The new funding follows increased appeals by humanitarian organisations, including the UN Global Appeal.
Further deliveries of medical equipment such as protective face masks, disinfectant and other items are currently being dispatched to countries that have sought assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The EU is helping coordinate the delivery of medical ventilators offered by Denmark to Italy. Lithuania will receive FFP2 masks from the rescEU reserve of medical equipment, fully financed from the EU budget.
