Israeli aid to victims of the floods in Serbia and Bosnia
(Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)
In view of the unprecedented floods in Serbia and Bosnia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman instructed the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to speed humanitarian aid to the affected citizens of both countries.
At the end of last week, Israel's ambassador to Belgrade Yossi Levy and his team dispatched emergency aid, which
included medicine and basic equipment to the flood victims, as well as lighting equipment for the rescue teams who are
busy evacuating residents trapped in flooded areas. The embassy also airlifted essential medicine to the hospital in the
city of Bijeljina in the Republika Srpska in Bosnia, a region where roads were cut off due to heavy rainfall.
The President of the Republic and the Minister of Health were on hand personally to receive the Israeli medical aid from
the helicopter ramp.
In light of weather forecasts predicting that the level of the Danube and Sava rivers will reach record levels today and
tomorrow, the MFA Emergency and Crisis Management Center convened this morning representatives of the various IDF
branches and Israeli aid agencies to examine possibilities of sending additional emergency equipment to Belgrade, with
the aim of assisting in the rescue and evacuation of civilians caught in the flood zones.
In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to send sanitary assistance to the populated regions of Serbia
where the water level is expected to decline. Several cities and towns in Serbia are currently submerged under up to two
meters of water and mud.
Ends.