Situation in Flooding TransCarpathian Ukraine

PRESS RELEASE:
Brian R. Propp, General Director, Counterpart Humanitarian Assistance Program (CHAP)
in the Western Newly Independent States (WESTNIS) of Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova confirms:

The situation is the Zakarpatia Oblast (province) of Ukraine is dire. Several days of above-normal rainfall caused flooding of the Tysa, Rika, Borzhava, Latorytsia, and Uzh Rivers on November 5th and 6th that destroyed thirty-eight (38) dams, twenty (20) bridges (and 487 bridges damaged), over 800 homes (with over 7,000 homes flooded), and miles of power lines, communications lines, gas lines, and rail lines. Over 24,000 people from over 100 villages were displaced. All except 8,000 have returned to their homes, but most of their homes are not in a good situation. Fourteen people have been killed by the flooding, many people are missing, and over 1,000 are injured.

Many people and organizations want to donate money to assist with the victim relief operations. For example, the City of Burlington, Vermont in the U.S., which has a Community Partnerships Project partnership with the City of Mukachevo in the Zakarpatia Oblast through the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, has collected funds to donate. Several other American and Ukrainian organizations have expressed a desire to donate funds. For this purpose, Counterpart International's U.S. headquarters office has established a special account to receive donations of cash, which will be used to purchase medicines, medical consumables, fuel, and other most-needed items. Funds are also needed to pay for distribution, logistics, and in-country transportation expenses.

   To send funds to support the Zakarpatia Flood Relief Project by 
     wire transfer please use the following wire transfer 
     instructions:
     
        Citibank NA ABA #021000089;  
        Further Credit to Citibank FSB, ABA #2540-7011-6;  
        600 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE;  
        Washington, DC 20003 U.S.A.  
        
        Account Holder:  Counterpart International, Inc.;  
        Account number:  1500-3558;  
        Project Code:  514.

Report submitted by:
Valentyn Stetsiuk
valentyn@icmp.lviv.ua