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Massive rainfalls have been hitting Bulgaria and Romania since this spring, leading to serious cases of flooding and the need for international assistance.
Massiverainfalls have been hitting Bulgaria and Romania since this spring,leading to serious cases of flooding and the need for internationalassistance.
Both Bulgaria and Romania have appealedto NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC),to coordinate assistance from member and partner countries.
Appeals from Bulgaria and Romania
The first request for assistance came from Romania on 19 May, after thewest of the country had been affected by torrential rain. Severalvictims had already been reported and thousands of houses andsettlements had been destroyed, as well as bridges and public buildingssuch as schools and hospitals.
Equipment such assubmersible water pumps, water purification units, waterproof coats,diving suits, roof slates and rubber boots were provided. In addition,specialised equipment, medication and water management personnel weresent to help avoid the spread of disease and ensure that the localpopulation still had access to drinking water.
Later, after heavy rains had started to fall in the east of thecountry, Romania put out a second request for assistance on 16 July, towhich member and partner countries are responding.
Arequest for assistance was also issued by Bulgaria on 9 June, and againon 19 July. Dangerous flooding has badly affected many parts of thecountry where intense rains reached up to 106 litres per square metrewithin a few days. Damage has been caused to buildings, infrastructure,river dams , asphalt covering of roads and roofs, while farmland hasbeen flooded and landslides have occurred in several regions.
In addition to these two countries, the EADRCC has recently coordinatedflood assistance to Georgia, twice – in April and June – and hasreceived a request for assistance from the Kyrgyz Republic.