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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9718

6 August 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/civil protection
EU provides fast, effective response to floods in Romania, Ukraine and Moldova

Brussels, 05/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - The widespread flooding in Moldova, Ukraine and Romania has triggered a rapid and effective response from the EU's Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC), located at DG Environment at the European Commission.

The MIC coordinates national offers of assistance in response to requests for aid from countries hit by catastrophes. Virtually all requests to date have been met but ht situation of great concern in Ukraine and Moldova where new rainfall is...