Monthly Report for May PRELIMINARY INFO ON DAMAGE IN SERBIA
www.serbsforserbs.org 2014 After the urgent donations, already delivered (and which will be continued), we move on to help in the municipalities. By Thursday SfS has received on its official accounts in Chicago, Zurich, Vienna, Banjaluka and Belgrade approximately 250.000 EUR of donations. ……………………………………………………….......
SERBS, RUSSIANS AND UKRAINIANS FOR SERBS FOR SERBS
The Government of the Republic of Serbia has communicated the preliminary information on damage caused by the disaster, including rain, flood, torrents and landslides. A total of 1.2 million people suffered damage in the 39 municipalities in Serbia. Over 31.000 people have been evacuated from the most endangered areas (above all, children, women, old and sick). There are 41 accommodation centers. 1.763 various objects were demolished, and 2.260 were flooded. 30 bridges on regional roads were demolished, as well as 200 bridges on other roads, and 50 bridges were damaged. Over 300 of business objects were destroyed. The railroad on national roads were also destroyed.
Over 130 workers of the company Velesstroy in the Siberian city of Tyumen in Russia collected donations for the endangered areas in Serbia, within the great action “Fight against the floods”, commenced by the Charity organization Serbs for Serbs. Although the Serbian workers are over 5.000 km away from their homeland, they decided to help. Apart from the Serbian workers, the Russian and Ukrainian workers joined the action. They collected over 4.500 EUR, which was sent to the Organization Serbs for Serbs, in order to help the endangered families who were hit by the floods.
The unofficial estimation of the damage is, according to the Serbian Prime Minister, over 1 billion EUR. The biggest damage was made to private homes. Charity organization SERBS FOR SERBS is precisely concentrated on the direct help to the families in all endangered areas, door to door.
We use this opportunity to thank the Serbian, Russian and Ukrainian workers who responded the appeal. The action “Fight against the floods” continues in Serbia, Russia, and worldwide.
Charity organization Serbs for Serbs www.serbsforserbs.org PO Box 34206, Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: +1-312-85-SERBS