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New project assesses mine risks in Croatia after the catastrophic floods Devastating floods that struck Croatia in May 2014 submerged entire villages and affected 15,000 people. After the floodwater withdrew, devastation remained. Lives were lost, livestock was lost, homes and properties were destroyed and now swarms of mosquitoes are a part of everyday life for the people from the flooded areas. On top of that, there was the risk of landmines and other unexploded remnants of war potentially migrating due to the extreme flooding. The Croatian Mine Action Centre (CROMAC) identified a total of 2.244,957 square meters of mine suspected hazardous area in the municipalities of Gunja, Vrbanja and Nijemci (Vukovar -Sirmium County) that were hit by the floods. There was a justified fear that the mine warning signs were destroyed or washed away, or that an even larger area than originally presumed is now infested with mines. Deeply concerned by this situation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Croatia started a new project called “Immediate response to the 2014 floods in Croatia“ to develop a needs assessment for the flooded suspected hazardous areas, and recommend immediate, medium and long-term recovery strategies to aid the safe return of people affected by the floods and the reduce the impact of future flooding in known mined areas. In the early phase of the project, UNDP conducted an assessment mission with Croatian partners to determine the need for immediate re-surveying, mine marking and gathering of mine risk information as well as the medium and longer term steps required for recovery. “We want to highlight the need to survey and clear the flooded minefields to ensure they pose no impediment to the safe return of the affected people after the terrible disaster they have suffered. Until they have been cleared, mines will always remain a danger, and in cases of disasters like these further complicate an already difficult situation,” says Belinda Goslin, UNDP’s consultant on mine action/disaster risk reduction. In line with the international humanitarian appeal issued by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, UNDP Croatia has also ceded a car for this project. The car will assist in spraying swarms of mosquitoes that hinder the work of numerous volunteers and construction workers. The project “Immediate response to the 2014 floods in Croatia” is carried out in partnership with the Government Office of Mine Action, the Croatian Mine Action Centre (CROMAC), the National Protection and Rescue Directorate and Vukovar-Sirmium Country, and it will be implemented until May 2015.
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Novi projekt procjenjuje opasnost od mina u Hrvatskoj nakon katastrofalnih poplava Razorne poplave koje su u svibnju 2014. godine pogodile Hrvatsku potopile su čitava sela i utjecale na 15 000 ljudi. Nakon povlačenja vode, ostala je pustoš. Izgubljeni životi, izgubljena stoka, uništeni domovi i imovina, a sada i rojevi komaraca čine svakodnevicu ljudi s poplavljenih područja. Povrh toga, postoji opasnost da su ekstremne poplave pomaknule mine i druga neeksplodirana sredstava zaostala nakon rata. Hrvatski centar za razminiranje (HCR) utvrdio je ukupno 2.244,957 četvornih metara minski sumnjivog područja u općinama Gunja, Vrbanja i Nijemci (Vukovarsko-srijemska županija) koje su bile pogođene poplavama. Postojao je opravdani strah da su znakovi koji upozoravaju na mine uništeni ili pomaknuti, ili da je veće područje nego što se prvotno pretpostavljalo sada onečišćeno minama. Duboko zabrinut ovakvom situacijom, Program Ujedinjenih naroda za razvoj (UNDP) u Hrvatskoj pokrenuo je novi projekt „Žuran odgovor na poplave u Hrvatskoj 2014.“ kako bi procijenio potrebe za poplavljene sumnjive površine i preporučio neposredne, srednjoročne i dugoročne strategije oporavka te time pomogao siguran povratak ljudi pogođenih poplavama i smanjio utjecaj budućih poplava u još uvijek nerazminiranim područjima. U ranoj fazi projekta, UNDP je zajedno s partnerima napravio procjenu kako bi utvrdio postoji li potreba za žurnim ponovnim pregledom područja, markiranjem mina, prikupio informacija o opasnostima od mina te preporučio srednjoročne i dugoročne korake potrebne za oporavak. „Želimo naglasiti potrebu da se pregledaju i razminiraju poplavljena minski sumnjiva područja kako bi bili sigurni da ne predstavljaju nikakvu prijetnju za siguran povratak ljudi nakon strašne katastrofe koju su pretrpjeli. Dok sve ne budu razminirano, mine će uvijek predstavljati opasnost, i u slučajevima poput ovoga dodatno komplicirati ionako tešku situaciju“, kaže Belina Goslin, UNDP-ov stručnjak za razminiranje/smanjenje rizika od katastrofa. U skladu s međunarodnim humanitarnom molbom Ministarstva vanjskih i europskih poslova, UNDP je za potrebe ovog projekta ustupio na korištenje i automobil koji će se koristiti za zaprašivanje rojeva komaraca koji otežavaju rad brojnih volontera i građevinskih radnika. Projekt „Žuran odgovor na poplave u Hrvatskoj 2014.“ provodi se u suradnji s Uredom za razminiranje Vlade RH, Hrvatskim centrom za razminiranje (HCR), Državnim zavodom za zaštitu i spašavanje i Vukovarsko-srijemskom županijom, a trajat će do svibnja 2015.