NATO member nations have begun offering pressing help to flood-stricken Slovenia, the alliance stated Monday.
Speaking by cellphone with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed his condolences and NATO’s robust solidarity with Slovenia, it stated in a press release.
“I welcome that NATO Allies stepped up with immediate offers of support, including helicopters, modular bridges, excavators and engineering expertise,” Stoltenberg stated.
Severe weekend flooding has affected two-thirds of the nation, killing at the very least six folks and leaving lots of homeless.
Upon Slovenia’s request for help through NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) following flooding attributable to report rainfall final week, Spain provided a heavy CH-47 helicopter with as much as 25 personnel, together with a crew and supporting employees.
NATO allies are additionally offering help by means of the European Union and bilaterally. Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany and France have provided help together with helicopters, excavators, prefabricated bridges and engineering groups.
The US has additionally deployed employees to the capital Ljubljana to evaluate the state of affairs and decide pressing humanitarian wants.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
