Austria Provides 2 Million Euros for Disaster Relief in North Africa

PeopleOther ♦ Published: September 21, 2023; 17:17 ♦ (Vindobona)

The suffering caused by natural disasters in Morocco and Libya has caused consternation around the world. To respond to this humanitarian crisis, the Austrian Federal Government has decided to provide two million euros from the Foreign Ministry's Foreign Disaster Fund.

Austria is providing 2 million euros from the Foreign Disaster Fund to help people affected by natural disasters in Morocco and Libya, stating immediate assistance is urgent, as the Austrian Chancellor stressed. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Florian Schrötter

In recent days, severe natural disasters in North Africa have caused considerable damage and human suffering. An earthquake near Marrakesh, Morocco, and floods in northeastern Libya have claimed the lives of several thousand people and injured many more, according to official figures. The Austrian government has now announced that it will provide two million euros from the Foreign…