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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background: Between July 6-9, torrential rains fell in the eastern...

Co-ordinating Office Action by Churches Together(ACT) is a worldwide network of Churches and their related agencies meeting human need through co-ordinated emergency response and common identity. The...

Prague, 6 August 1997 (RFE/RL) -- Flood waters are continuing to recede in Germany and Poland, although officials say the risk of further inundation remains high. German officials say that dikes are...

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background: Between July 6-9, torrential rains fell in the...

By Jan de Weydenthal Prague, 29 July 1997 (RFE/RL) - The Central European flood disaster has killed more than 100 people during the last three weeks, left tens of thousands destitute, destroyed towns...

Frankfurt an der Oder, 25 July 1997 (RFE/RL) - Floodwaters burst through dikes at two points to the north and south of Frankfurt an-der-Oder in eastern Germany today. The collapses came as German...

(97-69) News Release Version disponible en français Ottawa -- The Honourable Diane Marleau, Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie, today announced an...

Berlin/Warsaw/Prague, 22 July 1997 (RFE/RL) -- Thousands of soldiers and rescue workers continue to strengthen dams and river embankments in parts of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic today. The...

By Charles Recknagel Klodzko, 22 July 1997 (RFE/RL) -- The Polish town of Klodzko has spent the last days tensely watching its river rise but, like hundreds of other flood-damaged communities in...

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, DC 20523 PRESS OFFICE http://www.info.usaid.gov/ (202) 647-4274 #97-60 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 1997 Contact: Renee Bafalis A team...