Billionaire Alisher Usmanov donates $1.5 million to support vulnerable families in Namangan and Andizhan

AKIPRESS.COM - Uzbekistan-born Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov donated 15 billion soums ($1.5 million) to 6,000 families in Namangan and Andizhan regions of Uzbekistan.
These are families, who remained without wage earner, or having persons with disabilities, poor families.
The money were transferred to bank cards or handed in to families in person.
Alisher Usmanov earlier donated more than $15 million to people affected by the Sardoba dam burst in Syrdarya region.
Born in Chust district of Namangan region, Alisher Usmanov is on the list of the richest people of Russia and the UK for many years. According to Forbes, his wealth is estimated at $13.4 billion.