An appeal from the city of Dnipropetrovsk (07/13/97)

An appeal from the city of Dnipropetrovsk

Below is an appeal from the Dnipropetrovsk City Administration for aid related to the June 6 landslide in that city, which left thousands of persons homeless and many others without basic utilities. It was submitted by the City Administration through the Embassies of Ukraine to the United States and Canada.

A terrible disaster took place in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, on June 6, 1997. Due to a landslide, a multi-story apartment building, a nursery and a school were completely destroyed. A number of other apartment houses were also damaged. More than 2,500 people were left homeless, many of whom are at present left without clothes and furniture. Utilities and communications facilities were destroyed.

A special state committee has been created to liquidate the consequences of the disaster. The city is working on the problem 24 hours daily and the victims have been given temporary housing and food.

The people who were left homeless need immediate financial help and also have to be fed and clothed. The city is in urgent financial need to buy housing facilities, for the immediate construction of buildings and the reconstruction of utilities and communications. There is a need for construction materials. Special technical equipment is needed to build a dike and reinforcing wall and for deep earth observation in the vicinity of the catastrophe.

Any help and assistance will be very much appreciated. Please accept our gratitude.

Mykola Shvets
Mayor of the City of Dnipropetrovsk

Contributions may be sent to:

Banker's Trust Company
New York
Swift: BKT RUS 33
acc 04094040

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