WFP has begun providing cash assistance to close to 9,500 people affected by the floods in the country’s south earlier this year.
TIRANA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing cash assistance to close to 9,500 people affected by the floods in the country’s south earlier this year.
WFP responded to the request of the Government of Albania to provide assistance for the most vulnerable families in badly hit communities, through cash transfers to help them to rebuild their lives. The February floods were Albania’s second worst floods on record; only a disaster in 1971 was worse.
The Albanian Red Cross covered immediate food requirements in the aftermath of the floods, but there is still a pressing need for food assistance. WFP is providing a cash injection to the most vulnerable families in flood-affected communities. “The torrential rains forced people out of their homes and shattered the lives of many. WFP is striving to help them regain control and get back to normal life, through providing them with cash assistance,”……
