Relief reaches bombed villages
| 27 July 2006
More than 1,000 tonnes of Red Cross emergency relief has reached Lebanon, where concern is growing about shortages of water and food in many villages. | |
 | | | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported that the health, water and nutrition situation is “alarming” after recent visits to villages in the far south of Lebanon.
Water is scarce, as tanker trucks are no longer supplying some of the villages. Moreover, water pumps are not working due to lack of electricity and fuel. Food supplies are running low and basic medicines are needed, in particular for the treatment of chronic diseases. | |
| Thirty-four tonnes of emergency items from the ICRC have arrived in Beirut by ferry - the third convoy to arrive in a week. More aid is on the way.
The British Red Cross is sending a logistician to support the ICRC’s relief operation. Aircraft chartered by the ICRC have delivered 90 tonnes of relief, including sleeping mats, blankets and tarpaulins.
In addition, two ICRC trucks have reached Tyre with enough food supplies to last 480 families one week.
The British Red Cross Middle East Crisis Appeal is supporting work in the affected region, as Moira Reddick, head of disaster management at the British Red Cross explained.
"As the conflict continues, the need for humanitarian aid is and will continue to increase,” she said.
“The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement often works in countries that other organisations cannot get access to. We cross front lines in times of war to help those affected by conflict and visit prisoners of war on both sides. The Red Cross is one of the few organisations able to operate in Lebanon and reach those in desperate need of help."
Finding missing relatives
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