ESSEX Freemasons have donated £20,000 to the victims of flooding in Bangladesh.
The floods have affected more than 7.5 million people, with 114 known to have died and around 600,000 houses damaged or destroyed.
The grant from Essex Freemasons, donated via the Masonic Charitable Foundation, will provide supplies for thousands of displaced residents including blankets and mosquito nets.
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