Iran Press/ Europe: A plane full of humanitarian aid sent by the German government arrived in Tehran the Iranian capital on Thursday 4 April 2019. The aid is meant for flood victims in Iran.
The German ambassador in Tehran in his Twitter page confirmed that humanitarian aid has been loaded onto a chartered flight from Berlin, and the plane has now arrived in Tehran, Iran Press reported.
Meanwhile, the European Union has confirmed that 1.2 million Euros have been set aside for flood victims in Iran. Christos Stylianides, a Cypriot politician who is the European Union's Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management has confirmed that 1.2 million Euros have been allocated as aid to help flood victims in Iran.
In his Twitter page, Stylianides wrote on Thursday: "The European Union expresses its solidarity and support for the Iranian people at this difficult time."
The EU's Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management also expressed Europe's sympathies for flood victims in Iran.
Since March 19, most of Iran -- 24 out of its 31 provinces -- has been affected by flash floods triggered by the heaviest downpours in the country in at least a decade.
Over 60 people have so far been killed in the natural disaster, which has also forced tens of thousands of people, mostly in villages, to evacuate their homes and move to emergency shelters. Hundreds of people have also been airlifted from the affected regions. 101/211
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