Source: People's Daily Online
The Brazilian government said Thursday it will disburse an equivalent of 9.4 million U.S. dollars to rebuild flood-hit Roraima state.
One third of the total will be used to purchase food, tents and medicine for refugees, while the rest will be spent on reconstruction, according to National Integration Minister Fernando Bezerra Coelho. The government will also distribute 10,000 food kits, he added.
The money will be distributed next week and additional resources may follow if necessary, Coelho said.
"I believe we will need more, but right now all help is welcome," said Roraima's governor Jose de Anchieta.
Roraima, in the Amazon rainforest region, is facing the worst flood in 35 years. Several communities have been isolated and more than 50,000 people have been displaced. Governor Anchieta declared a state of calamity last Sunday.