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ORF raises €3 million for flood victims

The Austrian national ORF TV and radio network has raised €3 million in cooperation with several NGOs for the flood victims in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia.

Published: 13 June 2014 09:03 CEST
ORF raises €3 million for flood victims
Photo: APA/EPA/DRAGAN KARADAREVIC

This was according to the ORF in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.

The eleventh 'Nachbar in Not' ("Neighbours in Need") campaign, titled "Floods in Southern Europe", started on May 20, after hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes, and around one million had no access to drinking water.

Emergency aid was being administered by "Nachbar in Not" organisations, according to the statement. They were distributing food, drinking water, hygiene products and baby food.

In the next few weeks, they would be helping by bringing in agricultural tools, seeds, and animal feed, and would help rebuild glasshouses, homes and schools.

This was according to the head of the ORF Humanitarian Broadcasting section, Sissy Mayerhoffer.

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IN PICTURES: Seine floods in Paris as France faces further storms

The River Seine has overflowed after days of torrential rain, with more forecast in the coming days and flood warnings still in place for large parts of France.

Published: 3 February 2021 09:16 CET
Updated: 3 February 2021 10:41 CET
IN PICTURES: Seine floods in Paris as France faces further storms
All photos: AFP

French weather forecaster Météo France has flood warnings in place for 21 départements, largely concentrated in the south west and north east of the country.

Days of torrential rain falling onto already saturated land have seen localised flooding around the country.

In Paris the River Seine has overflowed its banks, spilling onto the quais which are normally walkways, cycle tracks and home to pop-up bars and coffee stalls.

 

Water began lapping over the banks of the river on Sunday and on Monday the city of Paris closed large parts of the river banks to access.

By Tuesday the quais were flooded and Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning brought further heavy rain.

 

Météo France's weather warnings remain in place until Thursday and people in affected areas are warning to stay away from the flood waters after  a 70-year-old man died in the northern region of Hauts-de-France after he went out to watch the river Sambre and was caught off guard by the rising water, according to French media.

 

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