EU chief announces $11 bn for nations hit by 'heartbreaking' floods
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Wroclaw, Poland: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced 10 billion euros ($11 billion) in funds for member nations r...
Wroclaw, Poland: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced 10 billion euros ($11 billion) in funds for member nations reeling from "heartbreaking" devastation after the floods caused by Storm Boris.
The death toll from the storm which struck central and eastern Europe last week rose to 24 on Wednesday and some areas are still under threat from rising waters.
Von der Leyen spoke in the Polish city of Wroclaw alongside the leaders of four countries from the flood-hit region.
"It was for me on the one hand heartbreaking to see the destruction and the devastation through the floods," she told reporters.
"But I must also say it was on the other hand heartwarming to see the enormous solidarity between the people in your countries," she added.
