India to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) support to MozambiqueAPO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases related to Africa

Download logoIn response to a request from the Republic of Mozambique that is hit by a tropical cyclone IDAI of Category 4, causing loss of lives and severe damage to properties in Central and Northern part of Mozambique, Government of India has decided to divert three Indian Naval Ships (INS Sujatha, INS Shardul & INS Sarathi) to the port city of Beira to provide immediate Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) to the affected people. Indian Naval Ships will provide relief material in the form of food, clothes and medicine to the affected people. In addition, the ships have 3 medical practitioners and 5 nurses to provide immediate medical help.In this hour of tragedy, Government of India stands ready to extend support to the affected people. India has been extending humanitarian assistance to Mozambique and had provided 10 million dollars for food grains in 2017, after it suffered food shortage as a result of natural calamities.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of External Affairs - Government of India.
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