Tyrol joins aid efforts for flood victims

VIENNA - The government of the Austrian state of Tyrol has decided to join the aid efforts for the victims of the floods in Southeastern Europe.

Tyrol President Guenther Platter said after a meeting of the government that Tyrol would provide EUR 150,000 as aid for the flooded areas in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia.

A part of Tyrol suffered catastrophic floods almost a year ago, which led to a great display of solidarity, and now it is time to show that solidarity to others, he stated.

Photo Tanjug, S. Ilic (illustration)