International assistance arrives in B&H and the Ministry of Security that coordinates this action continues with delivering of arrived equipments, teams and other necessities to the most vulnerable areas hit by floods, announced today this Ministry.
Airplanes with 40 tons of assistance from Pakistan are expected to arrive today.
In addition to teams from 12 countries that are operating in the field, today is expected the arrival of the first part of the team from Italy consisting of 120 people and which will operate in the area of Bijeljina in regard to pumping water and the rehabilitation after the floods.
A team of 21 members will come today from Austria and will bring three water pumps.
A Danish team consisting of 32 members is expected to come with two high capacity water pumps and 4 sets of purifying water, as well as 80 water pumps from Germany.
Operational-communicative center 112 of the B&H Ministry of Security will continue throughout the day with coordination of the action by delivering food, equipments, medicines with the help of helicopters to the most vulnerable areas.
Helicopters of the B&H Armed Forces and EUFOR will be engaged in these actions.
Helicopters from Slovenia and Croatia have finished their rescuing missions in B&H and today they return to their countries. Two helicopters from Croatia and two from Slovenia gave a great contribution in rescuing people and delivering assistance to the most vulnerable areas.
These two teams have rescued and evacuated more than 600 people and have delivered more than 110 ton of food and equipments, announced B&H Ministry of Security.
(Source: Fena)
