Date: 03 May 2005
Romania: ACT appeal assistance to flood affected
Romania: ACT appeal assistance to flood affected
After almost 6 months of harsh winter with massive
amounts of snow and record breaking, subzero temperatures the snows melted
gradually in the month of March without the usual flood problems. The first
weeks of April saw significant improvement in the weather auguring a good
agricultural year. However, the week-end of 16-17 April heavy rains affected
many regions of the country. In south-western Romania, the rains quickly
resulted in a disaster. The night of 19/20 April, the largest dam on the river
Timis collapsed causing billions of tonnes of water to flood the territories of
Timis, Caras-Severin and Mehedinti within a few hours.
One week after the events, the situation is still
critical. The most affected counties are Timis, Caras Severin and Mehedinti. 93
localities are flooded , 3,840 persons have been evacuated, 787 persons are
isolated by the waters, 2,504 homes are totally flooded, 511 houses have
collapsed and 5,411 farms are under water. It is estimated that 30,000 hectares
of grain crops have been destroyed.
ACT member, the Ecumenical Association of Churches
in Romania (AIDRom) is proposing to support the most vulnerable families whose
loses in terms of damage to houses and personal goods are the most severe, and
whose farms suffered major damages to crops and animals. In the crisis phase
they will provide food parcels, mineral water, hygiene kits, disinfectant and
clothing to 250 families. In the post-crisis phase they will assist in
reconstructing houses, rehabilitation of crops and cleaning and disinfecting of
wells.
Detailed inundation
maps: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/2005043.html
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