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Residents of flood-stricken Amur region receive pecuniary aid for urgent needs

Out of the 9,774 people on the list, 9,689 have received the compensation from the regional budget

KHABAROVSK, September 27 (Itar-Tass) - Most of the affected people in Komsomolsk-on-Amur have received one-time 10,000-ruble compensation.

Out of the 9,774 people on the list, 9,689 have received the compensation from the regional budget, and 7,347 people have also received 10,000 rubles for each from the federal budget, the mayor's office reported on Friday.

One-time 10,000-ruble compensations are also given to people whose country houses were hit by the flood. Out of 2,050 people, 1,652 have already received the aid.

In accordance with the regional program, the same-size 10,000 compensations are also paid to pensioners, disabled people and families with children.

At 08:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Friday, the Amur River stood at the level of 769 cm in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, 17 cm lower than the day before. In the water were 1,223 houses and apartment buildings, homes of 12,395 people.