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Disaster Assistance at a Glance
Recent Disaster Declarations:
Floods
OFDA Response:
Emergency relief supplies
OFDA Preparedness:
Disaster preparedness
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Most Recent Disaster Declaration:
Romania Flooding, 7-30-2008
Beginning on July 26, heavy rains and storms led to severe flooding along Romania’s Prut, Siret, Suceava, and Tisa rivers. The flooding displaced more than 15,000 people in Maramures, Botosani, Bacau, Neamt, Iasi, and Vaslui counties. According to the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, the flooding killed at least five people and damaged or destroyed nearly 7,000 homes. On July 29, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported that the flooding also inundated more than 23,000 hectares of agricultural land and damaged roads in affected areas.
On July 30, U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Frank Taubman declared a disaster due to the effects of the flooding. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $50,000 through the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest to the non-governmental organization World Vision for the provision of emergency relief supplies to affected families as well as to support children-friendly spaces.
For information on additional USAID disaster responses, please see OFDA Annual Reports.
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