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Serbia and Montenegro: Floods - Emergency appeal No. 05EA008 / Final Report

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In Brief

Appeal No. 05EA008; Final Report; Appeal coverage: 63.1%; (please click here to go directly to the Contributions List available on the website).

Appeal history:

- Launched on 27 April 2005 for CHF 496,310 (USD 420,247 OR EUR 321,486) for 6 months to assist 4,000 beneficiaries.

- Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 100,000.

Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: Serbia and Montenegro Emergency Appeal no. 05EA008. For details, please go to the website at: http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?05/05EA008.pdf

Operational Summary: The heavy rains at the end of April 2005 have caused the river Tamis to spill out of its bed on the 20th of April and flood the Banat region of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The damage to property and land has been high and the affected population first sought refuge in nearby collective centres and at their relatives' in nearby villages, returning slowly to their houses to salvage property as the situation became more stable.

The Red Cross intervened immediately with the quick assessment done on the following day and the first provision of relief assistance done the same day in the evening, covering 4,000 of the most vulnerable beneficiaries. In the following days, the distribution of relief has continued, following the DREF allocation and the further assessment of needs lead to the launch of the emergency appeal.

The response to the floods is still coordinated by Crisis Headquarters at local, provincial and state level. The Red Cross has been in permanent contact with Crisis Headquarters ensuring that the response is efficient and well channelled.

Other than the provision of food and hygiene items for 4,000 beneficiaries over the course of six months, the midterm intervention, as described in the appeal, involves psychosocial support as well as forming of mobile technical teams. These teams are a part of the rehabilitation efforts, helping with the dehumidification, cleaning and disinfection of houses, as well as small repairs.

Moreover, on the 7th of May, another flood, smaller in proportion happened in Southern Serbia, hitting five municipalitie s and damaging almost 3,000 houses. The water withdrew immediately, and the quick assessment done by Red Cross identified the need to assist some 1,400 beneficiaries with basic hygiene items. As the damage in this area is significantly smaller than in Banat, no separate appeal was launched and instead, following the discussion with donors, part of the assistance supplied to cover this appeal was redirected to Southern Serbia.

For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:

- Djula Losonc, National DM coordinator, Serbia and Montenegro Red Cross Society, Belgrade, djula@redcross.org.yu, phone (+381 63) 380 735, fax (+381 11) 8236 494

- Knut Felberg, Head of Delegation, Belgrade, knut.felberg@ifrc.org, phone (+381 11) 3282 202, fax (+381 11) 32 817 91

- Slobodanka Curic, Regional Disaster Management Coordinator,slobodanka.curic@ifrc.org, phone +387 59 260 383,mobile +387 65 665 747

- Sune Follin, acting Head of Regional Delegation, Budapest;sune.follin@ifrc.org

- Erja Reinikainen, Regional Officer, Western and Central Europe Department; Geneva secretariat, erja.reinikainen@ifrc.org Phone 41.22.730.43.19; Fax 41.22.733.03.95

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