Bulgarian EU Commissioner to Evaluate Damages from Haiyan Typhoon

An aerial view of the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban in Leyte province, the Philippines, 15 November 2013. Photo by EPA/BGNES

Kristalina Georieva, European Commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis response, has arrived in the Philippines to evaluate the damage caused by the Typhoon Haiyan.

A Spokesperson for the European Commission was quoted by the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) as saying that EU representatives had been the first to arrive at the storm-ravaged areas.

The EU has so far allocated EUR 3 M for humanitarian aid to the Philippines and EUR 10 M to repair the damage caused by the natural disaster.

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