Highlights from Day 2: 29 April 2003 Today, the relief operations continued. The teams worked on five sites on fighting fire, search and rescue, mountain rescue, first aid and medical treatment, as well as evacuation of victims from dangerous sites. The first meetings of the day were dedicated to coordinating and delivering international assistance consisting of supplies of fresh water, shelter and medical aid to the victims of the disaster. The cooperation between the LEMA (the local authorities) and the OSOCC (international response coordination center) moved from relief operation to recovery and reconstruction of the area. Most of the objectives were successfully achieved and the cooperation procedures were significantly improved. Site 3: Vodil – Handling floods In a repeat of the disaster which took place in the area of Vodil in 1998, the scenario of the exercise featured destructive floods on the banks of the river Shahimardan. The disaster completely destroyed 4 houses on the right bank of the river as well as the bridge, leaving close to one hundred victims (83 injured and 11 dead) and another 20 persons trapped on the left side of the river. Due to the magnitude of the disaster, the search and rescue personnel could not retrieve the all the casualties simultaneously. They had to make priorities in the rescue operations and some victims were crying for help before being taken out to safety. However, the teams performed very efficiently to handle and treat everyone in less than four hours. They then turned to the rescue of those trapped on the other side of the river. A makeshift bridge was built to carry the victims - in a harness - over the water. By the end of the day, everyone was safe, despite 11 fatal casualties to be deplored. The search, medical and rescue teams were led by an Uzbek commander: Uzbekistan: 12 search and rescue personnel 24 medical staff from the nearby chemical plant for first aid support 18 medical personnel from the local hospital 6 firefighters and vehicles a team with equipment to build a makeshift bridge for emergency rescue Kyrgyz Republic: 14 search and rescue personnel “To put it shortly, this was a very interesting day," concluded Colonel Sergey Azaryan, from the Emergency Ministry of Armenia, evaluating the work of teams. "There was a lot more interaction between the nations involved [Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic] but also between the search and rescue teams and the medical personnel, which is a great improvement and one of the points of such exercise”.