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Brussels - The European Commission said Friday it was increasing its aid to Sri Lanka by 2 million euros (2.5 million dollars) to help more than 300,000 people displaced by floods. The amount comes in addition to a 17-million-euro humanitarian aid package for Sri Lanka adopted by the European Union`s executive arm earlier this year.
`The aim is to help over 300,000 displaced and vulnerable people in the Vanni region, where recent heavy monsoon rains and flooding exacerbated the humanitarian situation,` said EU aid commissioner Louis Michel. In a statement, Michel also condemned the recent killing of a 28-year-old aid staffer, who worked for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on a shelter project financed by Brussels. `I am appalled by the assassination of this brave and committed young aid worker in Sri Lanka,` Michel said. `The perpetrators of such horrendous acts must be brought to justice. There can be no impunity.` At least 29 aid workers have been killed in Sri Lanka since 2006, the commission said. |
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