Igor Smirnov: Transnistria at limits in fighting after-effects of freshet

The Tiraspol leader, Igor Smirnov, calls on the international community to urgently donate humanitarian aid to Transnistria, Info-Prim Neo's correspondent in the area reports. “Transnistria is at limits in fighting the after-effects of the freshet,” says Smirnov. The emergency situation is on in the area, as Tiraspol is further threatened by huge floods. The protecting dam may yield, as police and rescuers strengthen it. The Hydroelectric Plant from Dubasari is operating as usually. The water decreased 10 cm in Bender and Slobozia, and 15 cm in Grigoropol. Hundreds of houses have been flooded in Grigoriopol, as many cannot be re-established any more. On 7 August, 260 children from the area will be sent to summer camps in Moscow, as the Muscovite mayor Yuri Luzhkov suggested.