Aid groups appeal for flood help across Africa

? Aid agencies were appealing for millions of dollars Friday to help more than 1 million Africans affected by deadly floods that have swept across the continent.

The United States planned to send $100,000 for Uganda – one of the hardest hit countries – and the European Commission and the Netherlands each announced more than $15 million in aid for flood victims across 17 countries. The floods have killed at least 200 people and displaced hundreds of thousands since the summer in central and eastern Africa.

The United Nations asked for $43 million for Uganda, where 50 people have died.

The European Commission is planning to send $15.45 million in humanitarian aid to help flood victims, said Louis Michel, the European commissioner for development and humanitarian aid. The U.S. was sending $100,000 for Uganda, said Steven Browning, the country’s U.S. ambassador.