Assistance to Flood Affected in Moldavia

Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 112,445

Less than three months after severe flooding in the Banat region of western Romania –which caused damage exceeding US$ 600 million - the country has again been hit by devastating floods.

Torrential rains lashed Romania in July, swelling rivers, flooding homes and churning up roads. The eastern part of the country was particularly hard hit. Thousands of homes were affected, hundreds destroyed and people lost their lives in the worst floods in 50 years. The week of 11-16 July brought extremely heavy rain seriously affecting 31 counties out of 42 and resulting in massive destruction The most seriously affected region is Moldavia, which is one of the poorest provinces in the country. The region was devastated by a number of extremely powerful flash floods caused by large (mountain) rivers and their tributaries overflowing due to the heavy rains.

The situation in the counties of Moldavia is the most desperate, as the mountain tributaries of two major rivers – the Siret, with the tributaries Suceava, Moldova, Putna, Trotus, Buzau and Prut, with the tributaries Jijia, Sitna, Miletin, Bahlui – have turned into raging torrents, devastating the villages on their way. The consequences are tragic, with most of the victims from the poorest social categories: villagers, farmers, isolated riverside colonies, families with many children and gypsies.

ACT member AIDRom plans to assist 500 of the most affected and vulnerable families in the county of Bacau (one of the most severely hit counties) with crisis phase items – food, water and non-food items and 150 families with post crisis rehabilitation – home repairs. AIDRom was previously operational in the same are with ACT Appeal EURO 41.

Project Completion Date:

30 November 2005

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested (US$)

Total Appeal Target(s): 217,080

Less: Pledges/Contr. Recd.: 104,635

Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: 112,445

Signed by:

White Rakuba
Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office