Germany supports flood victims

Story: Albert K. Salia
THE German government yesterday presented a cheque for GH¢62,350 (¢623.5 million) to the National Catholic Secretariat for the purchase of food items for flood victims and displaced persons in the northern regions.
The food items are expected to be delivered from tomorrow (Friday).
The German Ambassador to Ghana, Dr Marius Haas, who presented the cheque, described the donation as an instant emergency reaction fund to a real disaster in the northern part of the country.
He said the donation was based on the temporary assessment made by the government and indicated that the situation was very distressing.
According to him, the damage was enormous and “a drop on a hot stone is better than nothing at all”.
Dr Haas expressed the hope that when final assessment was completed, the donor community and well-meaning organisations would respond appropriately.
He said the German government had always trusted the Catholic Church to undertake the delivery services excellently, hence the choice of the church to provide the relief services to complement the government’s efforts.
The Vice-President of the Catholic Bishops Conference and Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev Charles Palmer-Buckle, who received the cheque on behalf of the church, expressed the appreciation of the church for the gesture.
He said the church would endeavour to reach out to as many victims as possible in the three northern regions.