Hurricane Irma: Foreign Secretary's statement, 8 September 2017
Friday, 8 September 2017 12:22
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: I want to say something about
the continuing crisis in the Caribbean where Hurricane Irma has
caused great devastation in the British Virgin Islands and
elsewhere. There are now further storms moving in, Hurricane Jose.
We have sent, as you know, RFA Mounts Bay which will be
moving from Anguila to the British Virgin Islands later on this
morning to distribute humanitarian aid there. We’ve announced
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Foreign Secretary said:
I want to say something about the continuing crisis in the
Caribbean where Hurricane Irma has caused great devastation in
the British Virgin Islands and elsewhere. There are now further
storms moving in, Hurricane Jose.
We have sent, as you know, RFA Mounts Bay which will
be moving from Anguila to the British Virgin Islands later on
this morning to distribute humanitarian aid there. We’ve
announced a £32 million aid package for the area. We’re sending
a Foreign Office team as well as DFID teams
and UK troops.
And the Foreign Office has set up a hotline. If anyone is
concerned about their relatives or about what is likely to
happen to holiday makers in that area, please get onto that
hotline which should be available on the website.
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