Pope sends relief funds to Haiti

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has sent more than €350 000 (about R6.2 million) in charity funds at his personal disposal to help with emergency relief in Haiti, Bangladesh and Vietnam, the Vatican said yesterday.

A statement said €200 000 was going to Haiti to help in the aftermath of the August 14 earthquake that killed more than 2 000 people.

About $70 000 was sent to Bangldesh for recovery from Cyclone Yaas, which left tens of thousands of people homeless last May, and about €100 000 to Vietnam, where food supplies have been hit by the Covid19 pandemic.