September 2, 2005

The United States European Command, Humanitarian Assistance Program in Stuttgart, Germany, has donated six truck loads of relief supplies including tents, beds, mattresses, blankets, quilts, water containers, and generators valued at almost $200,000 to Romanian communities affected by the recent series of devastating floods.

U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Mark Taplin traveled to Bacau today to meet with Mayor Romeo Stavarache and Prefect Gabriel Berca. The three officials observed unloading one of the trucks carrying supplies sent by American soldiers from Germany. U.S. and Romanian military personnel also participated in the distribution of the donated goods.

The Chargé also announced that the U.S. government has released an additional $500,000 for flood relief in local communities. Some of these funds will be used to finance restoration and rehabilitation of houses in Comanesti, Bacau by Habitat for Humanity Romania.

The donated beds, blankets, and water containers on the first truck that arrived in August were distributed to the people in Comanesti, immediately after the town was flooded for a second time this year. Romania’s General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, Interventions and Humanitarian Assistance is helping to coordinate the distribution of the goods donated by the United States Army’s European Command.

To date, the U.S. Government has contributed more than $3.5 million for food, personal hygiene items, portable heaters, water purification systems, and grants and loans for renovation projects within affected communities through USAID. The projects include:

• Grants and loans for repairing/rebuilding homes, schools, bridges, etc.
• Direct assistance to farmers and small businesses
• Public information campaigns to prevent flood-related health emergencies

Also, the U.S. Department of Defense has donated goods and equipment for the renovation of houses, schools, and medical facilities.

Contact person:
Jay Sorensen - Public Outreach coordinator/USAID - 0724-204-370

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2 Septembrie 2005

Comandamentul European al Fortelor Armate Americane – Programul de Asistenta Umanitara din Stuttgart, Germania, a donat sase camioane cu ajutoare de urgenta comunitatilor afectate de ultimele inundatii din Romania. Acestea au constat in corturi, paturi, saltele, paturi, canistre cu apa si generatoare, a caror valoare totala se ridica la aproape 200.000 USD.

Insarcinatul cu Afaceri al Ambasadei Statelor Unite la Bucuresti, Mark Taplin, s-a deplasat astazi la Bacau pentru a se intalni cu primarul Romeo Stavarache si cu prefectul Gabriel Berca. Cei trei oficiali au asistat la descarcarea unuia dintre camioanele cu ajutoare trimise de militarii americani din Germania. Militarii romani si cei americani au participat la operatiunile de distribuire a donatiilor.

De asemenea, Insarcinatul cu Afaceri a anuntat ca Guvernul Statelor Unite acorda un ajutor financiar suplimentar in valoare de 500.000 USD pentru comunitatile locale afectate de inundatii. O parte a acestor fonduri va fi folosita pentru finantarea restaurarii si reabilitarii caselor din Comanesti, Bacau, de catre organizatia Habitat for Humanity Romania.

Paturile si canistrele cu apa din primul camion, care a ajuns in zona in luna august, au fost distribuite localnicilor din Comanesti imediat dupa ce localitatea a fost inundata pentru a doua oara in acest an. Inspectoratul General pentru Situatii de Urgenta din Romania contribuie la coordonarea operatiunilor de distribuire a bunurilor donate de Comandamentul European al Fortelor Armate Americane.

Pana in prezent, asistenta Guvernului Statelor Unite pentru victimele inundatiilor din Romania depaseste 3,5 milioane USD. Aceste fonduri au servit la achizitionarea de alimente, articole de igiena personala, dispozitive de incalzire portabile si sisteme de purificare a apei; de asemenea, in cadrul acestui ajutor financiar, au fost acordate imprumuturi rambursabile si nerambursabile pentru proiecte de renovare in cadrul comunitatilor, proiecte puse in aplicare prin intermediul USAID. Acestea includ :

• Imprumuturi rambursabile si nerambursabile pentru repararea/reconstructia caselor, scolilor, podurilor, etc.
• Asistenta directa pentru fermieri
• Campanii publice de informare pentru prevenirea riscurilor cauzate de inundatii

De asemenea, Departamentul de Aparare al Statelor Unite a donat bunuri si echipamente pentru renovarea caselor, scolilor si a unitatilor medicale.

Persoana de contact:
Jay Sorensen - Public Outreach Coordinator, USAID - 0724-204-370

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