Sri Lanka Red Cross makes cash donation to Bihar flood victims

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society made a donation of US dollars 9,100 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on August 30 for its services for the recent flood affected people in Bihar State in India.

SLRCS made this donation from the money generated through public donations and cooperate funding collected through the Emergency Disaster Response Fund of the Society.

Sri Lanka Red Cross Society President Jagath Abeysinghe handed over the cheque to Paul Emes, Head of Delegation, IFRC Colombo to send it to Regional Office in India.

Emes while thanking the SLRCS for the contribution said that this was a sign that the Federation had become global.

He recalled that the SLRCS had made similar donations when people were affected by disasters in China and Myanmar.

National Secretary of the Red Cross Society S.H.Nimal Kumar was also present.