Hungary contributes water, food, experts to Macedonia flood relief efforts

Sztajkovci, 2016. augusztus 8. Elsodort autó a macedón fõváros körüli körgyûrû mellett, a Szkopje közelében fekvõ Stajkovci faluban 2016. augusztus 8-án. A két nappal korábban Szkopjéban és környékén pusztító vihar következtében legalább huszonegy ember életét vesztette, több mint hetven pedig megsérült. (MTI/EPA/Georgi Licovszki)

 

Budapest, August 10 (MTI) – Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to clean up after heavy floods unleashed by a severe storm last week, the foreign ministry said.

The Hungarian embassy in Skopje has offered 1,000 litres of bottled water to the capital’s flood-hit Gazi Baba municipality.

Hungary has also offered to contribute a group leader and a coordination expert to the team of European Union experts Macedonia has requested through the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism.

The foreign ministry said it is sending a further 1.5 million forints (EUR 4,800) worth of aid which will include disinfectants. That package will arrive in Macedonia together with the food offered by Budapest’s 20th district, which is Gazi Baba’s sister district, the ministry said.

Macedonia declared a state of emergency in Skopje and its surrounding districts last week after a heavy storm and ensuing floods killed at least 22 people, including toddlers, and injured more than 70 others.

Photo: MTI/EPA/Georgi Licovszki

Source: MTI

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