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Ljubljana/Sarajevo – Slovenia has despatched a unit for city search and rescue and a unit with rescue canines to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has been hit by extreme floods in latest days. The convoy has already arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina as we speak. The full worth of the help will quantity to as much as 250,000 euros, a part of which will likely be reimbursed by the European Fee.
A convoy of 16 autos with 46 civil safety and rescue personnel, together with six canines, departed from the logistics heart in Rojah close to Ljubljana on Sunday shortly after midday. By morning, it had already arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the place it will likely be deployed to the city of Konjic. The spokesperson for the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Darko Juka, thanked Slovenia for the help.
“These are really disastrous situations in a comparatively very densely packed space, which complicates rescue efforts as there is no such thing as a area for a lot building and different equipment,” emphasised the Director Common of the Slovenian Administration for Civil Safety and Catastrophe Reduction, Leon Behin, on the convoy’s departure from Slovenia.
Slovenian groups will assist “excavate buildings, discover the dwelling, additionally with canines, or discover what may be discovered, given the big variety of nonetheless lacking individuals, whereas additionally cleansing and stopping additional flooding.” As well as, they are going to already start rehabilitating buildings, aiding in cleansing communication and utility traces, and all the pieces else.
The full worth of Slovenian assist will quantity to as much as 250,000 euros, and the European Fee will reimburse as much as 75 p.c of transport and sure operational prices of the items’ operations.
On the night time of Friday, Bosnia and Herzegovina was affected by extreme floods, landslides, and rockfalls resulting from heavy rainfall. Based on the most recent info, 15 folks died in Donja Jablanica, and one particular person in Konjic. 9 individuals are lacking in whole. (October 7)
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