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More Than 640 Soldiers On Standby to Alleviate Flood Damage
Sunday 15 August 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, August 15 (TASR) - More than 640 soldiers with 60 engineering vehicles are on standby to aid civilians in Slovakia affected by the ongoing floods, TASR learned from Slovak Armed Forces spokesman Milan Vanga on Sunday.
According to Vanga, 23 soldiers along with 48 members of the Military Police, have been despatched to clear the river banks and protect the property of people in Handlova (Nitra region).
"In total, there are some 70 soldiers in the field, with others ready to act as required by the crisis teams," said Defence Minister Lubomir Galko.
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