New German donation delivered to Obrenovac citizens

OBRENOVAC - Deputy Ambassador of Germany Michael Hasenau delivered on Wednesday to the Obrenovac municipality the donation which the German government provided as emergency aid, and said that Germany will continue supporting the flood-hit population.

Hasenau expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to visit Obrenovac once more on behalf of the German Embassy and see what else his country can do to help.

He specified that the German Red Cross donated food and announced that new modes of mid-term and long-term assistance to the flood-hit population would be discussed at the donor conference in Brussels and at the preparatory meeting in Paris.

Secretary of the Obrenovac Red Cross Zikica Popovic expressed gratitude to the German government for assistance and said that this is not the first time that Germany is assisting the vulnerable citizens in the city.

The German government funded the work of soup kitchens and many other programmes in the past, Popovic said and expressed the hope that the years' long cooperation will continue.

German experts from the Organisation for technical assistance are staying in Obrenovac as well and are managing the water filtering plant at the instruction issued by the German government.

The water from the local water supply system in Obrenovac is still good only for technical use.

The mobile plant for water filtration is based in the territory of the Bora Markovic barracks in Obrenovac which still accommodate the Obrenovac citizens whose homes were destroyed.

Team leader Tobias Burga told Tanjug that the water from the Kolubara River which has been polluted by coal, manganese, mud and heavy metals, is being filtered with the help of special devices...