The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom and the United Nations World Food Programme will provide much-needed support for 150,000 people affected by recent floods and water-logging in Satkhira.

The donation of £440,000 ($679,000) will support displaced women, men and children by providing a one-off cash grant of Tk 1,500 to each affected household, designed to cover food needs for one month.

The cash can be used to buy essential foods and other items, and in the process stimulate local markets, said a WFP press release on Monday.