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xinhua news agency, warsaw, september 19 (reporter cui li zhang zhang) european commission president von der leyen announced in the southwestern polish city of wroclaw on the evening of the 19th that the european union will allocate 10 billion euros from the cohesion fund to provide assistance to poland and other central and eastern european countries affected by floods.

von der leyen inspected the flood-affected areas in poland that day, and attended a meeting on flood response in wroclaw with polish prime minister tusk, czech prime minister fiala, slovak prime minister fico and austrian chancellor nehammer.

at a press conference held after the meeting, von der leyen said that eu countries must unite to face the challenges of natural disasters. extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. the countries affected by the floods will be able to use the 10 billion euro eu cohesion fund. in addition, she promised that the eu will use the solidarity fund to support the reconstruction of the disaster areas in these countries.

after meeting with von der leyen, tusk said that by integrating funds from the european union, the polish government and local governments, poland will propose a plan to rebuild all flood-affected areas and fully support the affected people.

many places in central and eastern europe have experienced heavy rainfall in recent days, and floods have broken out in some areas, causing at least 24 deaths, including 7 in poland. due to the continuous heavy rainfall, the water level of the danube river, which flows through many european countries, is still rising, and the flood prevention situation in many places in the basin is severe. (end)