Five trucks carrying aid set off from Bujanovac to Paracin. 

Together with the church community in Bujanovac, we will collect the goods that was collected in the churches of the nearby villages and we will, thereupon, bring it to the Red Cross office in Bujanovac, so that it could sorted and prepared,” says Bratislav Lazarevic from the Red Cross office in Bujanovac.  

“We immediately decided to transfer the money that the local community had in its account, which amounted to around 100 thousand dinars, to the account of the Government of the Republic of Serbia,” says Bozidar Taskovic, who is from the Bujanovac local community.

Young people from Bujanovac joined in the campaign. The “Civic Initiatives” NGO established a crisis center, which alerted the international network of civil society organizations and donors.

"The Civic Initiatives had the appeal for aid translated into over 20 languages, which they, thereafter, ​​sent to all the organizations that can provide aid," said Ana Manic, Coordinator of the Youth Build program.

We are gathered here, everyone brought what they could  and the campaign goes on.  Now we'll collect the money to purchase what is necessary, "says Milica Markovic, a volunteer.

All municipalities of the Pcinj district will continue to collect aid for flood victims. Aid for animals is being collected by the “Best Friend” and “Vranje Cynologists” associations.  

Source: Serbian Broadcasting Corporation and Coordination Body