Due to dramatic weather changes over the past years, seasonal floods have been a recurring problem in Romania, thus weakening its primarily agriculture oriented economy. Last week of July saw extremely heavy rain falls throughout the country (from 70 to 100 liters per square meter), causing heavy damages to 12 counties of Romania (some 21,190 km2). The number of victims recorded is 5 and 7 persons are still missing. Some 1,200 houses were damaged by the floods, about 2,000 persons were displaced, 213 bridges and overpasses were damaged along with 230 km of road and 32,000 hectares of crops.

ACT member in Romania AIDRom (Ecumenical Association of Churches in Romania) has built a considerable operational capacity over the past years to respond timely to the consequences of the recurring disaster. Following an initial rapid needs assessment, AIDRom plans on responding in the following manner:

• meeting immediate humanitarian needs by distributing food parcels, hygiene kits, medicines, disinfectants and other NFI;
• rendering post-crisis assistance in form of home reconstruction and small-scale rehabilitation of infrastructure

Project Completion Date: 30 March 2005 (6 months)

Total Appeal Target(s): 271,124

Less: Pledges/Contr. Recd.: 0

Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: 271,124

Signed by:

Thor-Arne Prois
Director, ACT Co-Ordinating Office