Cekia facing floods, Macedonia offers counterpart Kosovo assistance

Macedonia has announced that it has sent letters to its counterpart, Jana éernochówá, expressing their readiness to offer assistance to Czech authorities through search for rescue or other forms of humanitarian support.

In these difficult moments when the Czech Republic is facing floods, in its letter to my counterpart, Czech Republic Defence Minister Jana éernochová, wrote to the Czech authorities' readiness to offer assistance through the search for salvation or other forms of humanitarian support”, Macedonia has written on Facebook.

He has said Kosovo stays with the Czech Republic at this difficult time for it and is hoping to overcome this serious situation and return to normal as soon as possible.

Emergency services are on alert from floods in Central and Eastern Europe, as heavy rainfall blew rivers and damaged thousands of homes.

The Boris storm proved fatal in Romania, where four people died during floods in the southeastern region of Galati. In the Czech Republic, floods have led to evacuations, and 51,000 families in the country's northern areas have been hit by power cuts, the Czech energy company CEZ says.