All those affected by the forest fires in Nizhny Novgorod Region are receiving humanitarian aid in full. This was stated to journalists on August 4 in Vyksa by Gennady Suvorov, Deputy Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region for social policy.

According to him, the government of Nizhny Novgorod Region is constantly receiving offers of help for those who lost their homes in the fires. "What they need most of all is clothing and basic necessities," the deputy governor said.

Humanitarian aid is being distributed across all the affected districts, and aid distribution points have been opened in every affected district.

Below are the organizations officially collecting charitable donations from Nizhny Novgorod residents.

Volunteer Sign-Up. Local Headquarters

Official information on the need for volunteers can be obtained through the following channels:

Civil Defense and Emergency Operations Headquarters – Nizhny Novgorod

  • (8312) 434-47-46, (8312) 434-47-66.

Local Civil Defense and Emergency Operations Headquarters

Government of Nizhny Novgorod Region

To provide financial assistance to residents of Nizhny Novgorod Region affected by the forest fires and to carry out recovery efforts, a special bank account has been opened by order of the Nizhny Novgorod Region government:

Funds are to be transferred using the following details:

Recipient: Ministry of Finance of Nizhny Novgorod Region (Ministry of Social Policy of Nizhny Novgorod Region, personal account 406005010010) INN: 5260250234 KPP: 526001001 Recipient's bank: GRKTs GU of the Bank of Russia for Nizhny Novgorod Region Current account: 40603810800003001174 Bank BIK: 042202001 Payment purpose: assistance for those affected by the forest fires.

Ministry of Emergency Situations

The Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) for Nizhny Novgorod Region has opened an account to provide assistance to residents affected when fire spread from forest fires to inhabited localities in Vyksunsky District. Clothing, footwear, warm items, bedding, and other basic necessities are being accepted at the following addresses: Vyksa, Gogol Microdistrict, building 48a, tel. 8 (83177) 6-04-72, as well as at all social protection centers.[1] In addition, an account to help those affected by the fires has been opened at the administration of Vyksunsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Social Protection Authorities

Humanitarian aid collection points for those affected by the fires in Nizhny Novgorod Region:

Avtozavodsky District

603043, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyuskintsev St., 13 Head of the department: Sudayeva Svetlana Nikolayevna Telephone: 8-831-293-42-20

Kanavinsky District

603011, Nizhny Novgorod, Iyulskikh Dney St., 3/a Head of the department: Shulpina Zhanna Borisovna Telephone: 8-831-240-59-04

Leninsky District

603076, Nizhny Novgorod, Lenin Ave., 36 (behind the Zarechnaya Hotel) Head of the department: Pichugin Vladimir Petrovich Telephone: 8-831-258-12-60

Moskovsky District

603035, Nizhny Novgorod, Chaadayev St., 3 Head of the department: Filimonova Svetlana Vladimirovna Telephone: 8-831-276-78-58

Nizhegorodsky District

603005, Nizhny Novgorod, Minin St., 3 Head of the department: Shemeleva Galina Viktorovna Telephone: 8-831-434-11-79

Prioksky District

603081, Nizhny Novgorod, Tereshkova St., 5 b Head of the department: Parfenova Irina Petrovna Telephone: 8-831-465-14-59

Sovetsky District

603106, Nizhny Novgorod, Sovetskaya Square, 1 Head of the Administration: Kuznetsov Valery Grigoryevich Telephone: 8-831-417-06-35

Sormovo District

603003, Nizhny Novgorod, Kominterna Street, 137 Head of the Administration: Beketova Tatyana Aleksandrovna Telephone: 8-831-273-86-67

Public Organizations

The parties United Russia, A Just Russia, and the LDPR, as well as the public organization "Committee for the Defense of Nizhny Novgorod," also announced collections of clothing and essential items.[2]

The Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of United Russia, which was headed by Alexander Timofeyev, had by August 3, 2010 already sent drinking water and hygiene items to Vyksa and moved on to collecting linens, outerwear, and everyday clothing — the party reminded people that autumn and winter lay ahead. The scale of the disaster that the aid was being gathered for was this: since July 30, 2010, seven settlements in Vyksunsky District had fallen within the spread zone of a forest fire, and the village of Verkhnyaya Verey suffered the worst, with 338 residential houses destroyed by the fire.[2]

United Russia

« Every day, in all the districts of the Region suffering from the fires, groups of Young Guard members are at work, and in Nizhny Novgorod, humanitarian aid is being collected continuously. Last weekend, for example, the United Russia Party sent more than 5,000 liters of drinking water to Vyksunsky District. Telephone numbers of the Regional Public Reception Office of the Chairman of the Party: (8312) 434-42-26, 434-42-50.
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Social Rehabilitation Center for Minors "Nadezhda"

« Users of the LiveJournal community "Charitable Aid for Victims of Wildfires in Russia" have discovered that the items that kindhearted people donate for those who lost their homes do not always reach their intended recipients.

Nizhny Novgorod bloggers write that one such suspicious collection point was set up at a certain "Social Rehabilitation Center for Minors 'Nadezhda.'"

"When I learned that they were collecting items for the victims, I immediately wondered what kind of kind-hearted people these were, so I went to the collection point," report the LiveJournal users.

"I saw that people were bringing everything, from rompers to household electronics. And then I noticed the following situation: in the evening, 'Gazelle' vans (gazelkas) periodically pull up to the home of the center's director and start unloading boxes marked 'SOCIAL AID NADEZHDA.'" The brave girl blogger did not stop at these observations and, under the pretext of offering help, arrived at the center, where she "saw with my own eyes how part of the aid is divided on the spot among the participants of the operation.

In front of me, 2 LCD TVs, 8 laptops, 5 camping tents, and 3 sleeping bag sets were divided up. When I took out my camera to photograph all this, they took it away from me, yelled at me, and I barely got out of there without injury, only twisting my ankle — I stumbled."

At the moment, Nizhny Novgorod bloggers have joined forces to thoroughly investigate the activities of the suspicious center with the help of law enforcement agencies.
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Committee for the Defense of Nizhny Novgorod

On August 4, 2010, with the blessing of Archbishop George of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas, a headquarters for organizing aid to victims of the forest fires was opened at the Vyksa Theological School (Vyksa, 33 Spartaka St.). The headquarters accepted material aid from the public; food, personal hygiene items, medicines, and dishes were in particularly short supply. The headquarters' telephone numbers: (83177) 3–22–58 and 3–88–66. The Vyksa Iveron Convent and the parishes of the deanery organized free hot meals for servicemen, firefighters, and volunteers involved in fighting the fires, including by traveling to the duty stations along two routes: to the village of Vilya and to the border areas of the Region.[3]

« I urge you to do what you can to help those affected by the fires. Bring clothing and basic necessities for people evacuated from the disaster zone to the public reception office of the Committee for the Protection of Nizhny Novgorod at 11 Studenaya Street (enter from the courtyard, follow the signs). Information line: 413-29-07.
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Sources

  1. RIA Novosti — Addresses and details for aid to those affected by the fires, August 4, 2010 (archive)
  2. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — The Nizhny Novgorod regional branch of the United Russia party is organizing delivery of humanitarian aid to fire victims in Vyksunsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Region, August 3, 2010 (archive)
  3. nne.ru — Nizhny Novgorod Metropolia (archive)