Solidarity against floods

Romania is currently suffering from a series of floods. The daily Romania Libera calls for more solidarity: "We are used to blaming the authorities when there are floods instead of showing solidarity with each other. ... One of the first gestures of solidarity came from unexpected quarters: 500 prisoners from [the Romanian city of] Botosani donated a daily ration of bread to the victims of the floods. ... There have been flood disasters in Germany and Austria, too. ... Do these countries have no money? They do, but it is virtually impossible to predict where the water will break the dams and when the weather will go crazy. ... In this kind of situation the government can do nothing but focus on saving lives. But we could change our attitude regarding helping one another: at the first sign of flooding volunteers should help the victims and the authorities should be equipped with what is necessary to save human lives."

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