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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9686

20 June 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/disasters
€164.4 million for UK regions hit by floods in summer 2007

Brussels, 19/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - The regions of England, Wales and Northern Ireland that were devastated by heavy flooding in the summer of 2007 are to receive €162.4 million in aid from the Solidarity Fund, the Commission has announced in a press release. This amount will cover some of the costs of emergency measures such as restoring roads, water infrastructure and schools, and costs incurred by local authorities in cleaning up the stricken areas. UK Minister for local Government...

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