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Russian Federation: Floods DREF operation no. MDRRU006 - Final Report

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Summary: CHF 76,059 (USD 71,378 or EUR 52,846) has been allocated from the International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to 1,100 families.

Summary: A sharp increase in the temperature from minus 10 degrees to plus 10 degrees Celsius triggering the melting of snow caused floods between 22 and 26 March 2010, inundating seven settlements in four municipal districts in the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation, near the border of Kazakhstan. Some 3,250 people, including 197 children were affected and had to be evacuated to temporary shelter solutions. The Volgograd Red Cross branch has been supporting the governmental emergency services (EMERCOM) in assisting the affected people by providing relief and preparing their return to their homes.

This operation was implemented over three months, and was completed by 12th July 2010.

The Russian Red Cross provided assistance to more than 1,100 families through basic relief items distribution.

The feedback from people assisted revealed that the humanitarian aid delivered by the Red Cross was greatly appreciated.

Following implementation of the operation, there is a remaining balance of CHF 63 that is proposed to be reimbursed to DREF.