Bangladesh to Send Envoys to Seek Aid for Flood Victims
Special envoys are being sent abroad to seek emergency aid for the victims of floods that have affected more than 17 million residents of Bangladesh, government officials said Sunday.
President Hussain Mohammed Ershad made the decision Saturday, but there was no word on how many countries would be visited. Only two countries have so far pledged emergency support: Japan with 100,000 tons of grain and the United States with $25,000.
“This is simply peanuts,” one official said. “We need at least $100 million to tide us over the situation.”
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