Moldova Gets Humanitarian Aid From Four Countries

Four countries have given humanitarian aid to people hurt by the recent flood in Moldova, said Moldova Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Stepanyuk.

"We have received pumps and electric generators from the Czech Republic, food, laundry powder, and sanitation equipment from Turkey, and medicines and food from Austria. Last night we received the first aid from Russia - pumps, clothes, bed linen, etc.," said Stepanyuk. He added that the rest of the cargo is expected on Tuesday.

Some 520 families in the northern part of Moldova received some 15 tonnes of humanitarian aid from the state and NGOs. "On Tuesday, aid will be distributed in the southern regions of the country [], where the water levels are still high," the deputy prime minister said.

Last week, the Prut and Dniester rivers burst their and many populated areas were flooded. As a result of the calamity, over 5,000 people were evacuated and over 1,000 buildings were flooded, of which at least 100 were fully destroyed.

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