European Parliament resolution on the hurricane disaster in Denmark, Germany and the UK
18. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 296/209 Thursday 16 December 1999 18. Natural disasters: Denmark, Germany and the UK B5-0376/1999 European Parliament resolution on the hurricane disaster in Denmark, Germany and the UK The European Parliament, A. having regard to the hurricane disaster which occurred on Friday 3 December 1999 in northern Ger- many, southern Denmark and parts of the United Kingdom, B. dismayed at the number of deaths caused by this natural disaster, C. concerned about the thousands of families and businesses who remained without any electricity for several days after the hurricane, D. worried about the severe damage to forests in southern Jutland which adversely affects living condi- tions for an incalculable number of animal and plant species and seriously jeopardises environmental protection measures taken by the Danish state over many years, E. whereas, in addition to the lives lost and the environmental damage, the hurricane caused direct damage to houses, cars, businesses, farms and regional infrastructure (roads, power supplies, etc. ) esti- mated at € 135 000 000, Extends its sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to all those affected by the hurri- 1. cane; Calls on the competent authorities to draw up thorough and rigorous assessments of the damage to 2. forests and of all the other environmental consequences of the hurricane; Calls on the Danish electricity suppliers to ensure that the power supply is made less vulnerable to 3. similar natural catastrophes in future; 4. Is aware that substantial funding will be required to restore forests and remedy the damage caused to property; calls on the Commission, therefore, to support the regions concerned as far as possible in fund- ing the requisite measures; Calls on the Commission, in that connection, to support the regions and local authorities concerned, 5. with particular regard to the targeted use of existing aid, and to grant them every possible assistance; Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the govern- 6. ments and regions of the Member States concerned. 19. Natural disasters: Vietnam B5-0336/1999 European Parliament resolution on the floods in Vietnam The European Parliament, A. whereas more than one hundred people died in the hurricane at the beginning of December, B. whereas, according to reports by the International Federation of the Red Cross, hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnam are likely to be short of food over the next nine months because of the floods,