An Israeli aid agency has arrived in Britain to assist people flooded in the north of England.
IsraAID flew in to help and rebuild homes, businesses and distribute supplies.
The charity is usually deployed to developing countries to provide aid, this is the first time they have been deployed to Britain.
IsraAID have responded to 10 disasters triggered by tornadoes and flooding in the United States.
Shachar Zahavi, founding director of IsraAid, told the Jewish Chronicle: ‘The team have already met with small independent initiatives across the north that are delivering food, gutting houses, and helping to rebuild their homes.
‘Our volunteers will assist with the current effort being carried out and use our experience in these disasters to work out what more we can do and how.’
‘We wanted to show the community we would be there for them.’
Mr Zahavi added: ‘The first team were greeted by locals with open hands and are now mapping the workloads which would include distribution of goods and gutting houses helping people repair their homes.
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