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17 Oct 2005

Slovakia
Slovakia: €5.67 million to pay for emergency aid for storm damages

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— European Commission
IP/05/1294

Brussels, 17 October 2005 - Today in Bratislava, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Danuta Hübner, and Slovak Deputy Prime Minister, Pál Csáky Bra, signed an agreement to pay € 5.67 million to Regions of Slovakia -- including Banská, Bystrica, Košice, Prešov, Žilina - worst hit by the severe storm of November 2004. The grant is being made available through the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF). It will reimburse public funds spent on the immediate emergency response: restoring infrastructure, setting up temporary accommodation,

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26 Nov 2004

Slovakia
At least two dead in storms in Slovakia

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— Deutsche Presse Agentur
Bratislava (dpa) - At least two people including a Czech tourist died and 10 others were reported missing Saturday afternoon in severe storms in Slovakia.

On Friday and Saturday wind speeds reached 173 kilometres per hour in the strongest storms northern Slovakia has seen since 1936.

The 27-year-old tourist who went missing Friday was found dead in a mountain valley Saturday. Rescuers opined that the man was literally ''blown'' off the side of a mountain.

The storm, which uprooted numerous trees, and damaged houses and vehicles, left hundreds of people in mountainous

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26 Nov 2004

Slovakia
Slovak Republic: Wind Storms OCHA Situation Report No. 2

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/177
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Wind Storms - Slovak Republic
Occurred on 19 November 2004
This report is based on information provided by the Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations in Geneva and by the Government of the Slovak Republic.

I. SITUATION

1. On Friday 19 November 2004 a short but extremely damaging and strong windstorm with gusts of up to 170km/h hit the territory of Slovakia. Several parts of the territory were seriously affected, with the most severe devastation

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25 Nov 2004

Slovakia
Slovak Republic: Wind Storms OCHA Situation Report No. 1

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/175
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Wind Storms - Slovak Republic
Occurred on 19 November 2004
This report is based on information provided by the Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations in Geneva and by the Government of the Slovak Republic

1. On the evening of Friday 19 November 2004 Slovakia was hit by a major hurricane. The hurricane caused extensive damages all over the country, with the most severe devastation occurring in the High Tatras National Park.

2. According to reports received from

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23 Nov 2004

Slovakia
EU ready to help Slovakia after storms

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— Agence France-Presse
BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (AFP) - The European Union is ready to help pay for cleanup operations after devastating storms in EU newcomer state Slovakia, European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said Tuesday.

But first it needs an assessment of the damage from Bratislava, he said after talks with Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic in Brussels.

"We have a solidarity fund precisely for this kind of natural disaster or other disaster that can happen in our member states," he said.

"It is now up to the authorities

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