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Serbia and Montenegro: Floods "An estimated 200 families had to be evacuated from the IFRC DREF Bulletin affected areas and sheltered in neighbouring villages." IFRC Bulletin Issued 28 February 2006 GLIDE: FL-2006-000030-SRB SITUATION SERBIA AND Melting snow and heavy rains from 23 to 27 February Beograd MONTENEGRO (Belgrade) 2006 have caused flooding in at least fourteen SERBIA municipalities. Damage to houses, agriculture, and power AND S i t systems reported. Some rural villages inaccessible for n MONTENEGRO i c a several days. Approximately 1,200 people evacuated from Leposaviq affected area. Needs include food and non-food items, Leposavic water and sanitation, and wood stoves and firewood for Mitrovicë heating and cooking. Zveçan Mitrovica Zubin Potok Zvecan Zubin Potok Podujevë ACTION Podujevo Vushtrri Local emergency departments in affected municipalities Vucitrn and local Red Cross assessing situation and working with Istog Istok Skenderaj other agencies to coordinate relief operations. Operation Srbica planning underway for delivery of humanitarian assistance Obiliq Prishtinë 1,200 evacuated Pejë Priština 10,000 people without electricity Pec Obilic to 200 families over two month period. KOSOVO Fushë Kosovë Klinë Pristina Klina Gllagoc Kosovo Polje Novobërdë Kamenicë Datum: WGS84. Deçan Glogovac Novo Brdo Map data source: UN Cartographic Section, HCIC, Global Discovery. S Kamenica i Decani t Lipjan n i c Malishevë Lipljan a Gjilan Mališevo Shtime Gnjilane Rahovec Štimlje Gjakovë Orahovac Ðakovica Suharekë Ferizaj Suva Reka Viti Uroševac Vitina Prizren Shtërpc Kaçanik Prizren Štrpce Kacanik International Boundary Municipality Boundary AffecteAdL MBuAnicNipIaAlity THE FORMER in Albanian Dragash in Serbian Dragaš National Capital YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC Populated Place OF MACEDONIA 0 10 20 Kilometers Created by the ReliefWeb Map Centre Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. United Nations - 28 February 2006.

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