Tadić visits municipalities hit by floods

President Boris Tadić is this Tuesday visiting the municipalities of Trgovište and Vranje, which were hit by floods over the last several days.

Izvor: B92

Tuesday, 18.05.2010.

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President Boris Tadic is this Tuesday visiting the municipalities of Trgoviste and Vranje, which were hit by floods over the last several days. The president in also scheduled to tour the Jumko textile company in Vranje, southern Serbia. Tadic visits municipalities hit by floods After the flooding of the Pcinj River in the region, the water has no receded and there are no further dangers of flooding, according to local reports. Two people died in the floods several days ago and many homes and businesses were damaged by the water. The Sector for Emergency Situations estimated that more than 300 people from the municipality of Trgoviste had to leave their homes. The government has announced that it would be giving financial aid to the municipality for the sanitation of the flooding damages, and the city of Belgrade will also be sending RSD 3mn (EUR 30,000) of aid. Today, President Boris Tadic said that the government has set aside RSD 15mn in aid for the Trgoviste municipality in southern Serbia, but added that a lot more money would be needed to repair all the damage. “Sometimes when money is being set aside from the budget, we do not take into account these kinds of situations because there is always less than needed, which is obvious, but the danger threatens when no one expects it and we must have budget funds for emergency situations,” he said. Tadic told local citizens that he would be speaking with officials of Srbijavode public water management company to find ways to stop further flooding in the region. He gave his condolences to the families of the two persons that died in the floods over the weekend, and congratulated locals for their courage and solidarity. Not only did floods strike Trgoviste recently, but the municipality has been enduring economic problems for many years. The municipal president said that new jobs must be created for people living in this region “immediately”. Srbijavode Director Nikola Marjanovic told B92 that the situation in the flooded areas of Serbia was “currently stable”. Tadic is seen near Kraljevo on Monday (Beta)

Tadić visits municipalities hit by floods

After the flooding of the Pčinj River in the region, the water has no receded and there are no further dangers of flooding, according to local reports.

Two people died in the floods several days ago and many homes and businesses were damaged by the water.

The Sector for Emergency Situations estimated that more than 300 people from the municipality of Trgovište had to leave their homes.

The government has announced that it would be giving financial aid to the municipality for the sanitation of the flooding damages, and the city of Belgrade will also be sending RSD 3mn (EUR 30,000) of aid.

Today, President Boris Tadić said that the government has set aside RSD 15mn in aid for the Trgovište municipality in southern Serbia, but added that a lot more money would be needed to repair all the damage.

“Sometimes when money is being set aside from the budget, we do not take into account these kinds of situations because there is always less than needed, which is obvious, but the danger threatens when no one expects it and we must have budget funds for emergency situations,” he said.

Tadić told local citizens that he would be speaking with officials of Srbijavode public water management company to find ways to stop further flooding in the region.

He gave his condolences to the families of the two persons that died in the floods over the weekend, and congratulated locals for their courage and solidarity.

Not only did floods strike Trgovište recently, but the municipality has been enduring economic problems for many years. The municipal president said that new jobs must be created for people living in this region “immediately”.

Srbijavode Director Nikola Marjanović told B92 that the situation in the flooded areas of Serbia was “currently stable”.

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