OREANDA-NEWS. July 14, 2010. Ivano-Frankivsk region has already received 8 million UAH to eliminate the consequences of floods. First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Andriy Klyuyev said this in his interview to journalists.

He said that district administrations and municipal executive committees have already received these funds on their accounts.

The First Vice Prime Minister said that overall, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated from the reserve fund budget 10 million UAH for the elimination of all consequences of floods.

He has said that despite the fact that the water level is below flood level and continues to decline in all the rivers of Ivano-Frankivsk region, all services must work around-the-clock, as, according to meteorologists, on 13-14 July odd heavy rains still are expected.

Andriy Klyuyev has noted that power supply has practically restored in the affected areas. According to him, as of Tuesday morning one borough remained unconnected. Transport connection has already been restored in 28 boroughs, connection with other 11 remains difficult. Traffic through eight river bridges has been opened, 33 bridges are still repairing. The First Vice Prime Minister has stressed that works on restoring water intakes, sewage-pumping stations and treatment plants continue, water from residential and office buildings, households and wells is pumping out, river banks are strengthening. According to him, citizens of affected areas are being provided with food.

According to the Emergencies Ministry, there is still no gas supply in six boroughs, 2382 subscribers in 14 towns are cut-off. The MIA Divisions continue to patrol night and day to protect the property of citizens and public one.

It is a reminder that on 7-8 July heavy downpours in Ivano-Frankivsk region caused 292 boroughs to be affected including 2400 houses, 9894 small holdings, 6565 hectares of farmland to be submerged, 136 km of banks to be washed away, 20 km of bank protection, 13,6 km of dykes to be damaged. 39 were left without transport connection.