EU announces 10 bln euro fund for flood-hit countries

WARSAW, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in Poland on Thursday evening that flood-hit countries will have access to a 10 billion euro (11 billion U.S. dollar) fund from the European Union (EU).

The announcement came at a meeting in Wroclaw, also attended by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the Czech and Slovakian Prime Ministers, and the Austrian Chancellor.