The European Union (EU) says it will provide 200 000 euro (about K433 million) in humanitarian assistance to Malawi to address urgent needs of people affected by the recent floods. EU in Malawi press office yesterday said in a statement that the funding will support the humanitarian response of its partners, in particular Save the Children and the Malawi Red Cross Society. Reads the statement: “In addition, the EU will also support the Malawi Red Cross Society in providing shelter items and cash assistance. This funding is part of the EU’s overall contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund [DREF] of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies [IFRC]. Dodma Commissioner Wilson Moleni said the agency’s floods response plan, which was pegged at K8.6 billion to restore basic services and prevent secondary disaster impacts, faces a K4 billion deficit.