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 continuously receiving offers of assistance for fire victims. "What they need most of all is clothing and basic necessities," the Deputy Governor stated.

Humanitarian aid is being distributed across all affected districts; collection and distribution points have been opened in each affected district.

Listed below are the organizations officially collecting charitable assistance from Nizhny Novgorod residents.

Volunteer Sign-Up. Local Command Posts

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

Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Operational Command Post – Nizhny Novgorod

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

Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Operational Command Posts on the Ground

Government of Nizhny Novgorod Region

In order to provide material assistance to residents of Nizhny Novgorod Region affected by wildfires and to address the consequences, a special dedicated 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) TIN: 5260250234 KPP: 526001001 Recipient's bank: GRKTS GU Bank of Russia for Nizhny Novgorod Region Current account: 40603810800003001174 Bank BIC: 042202001 Payment purpose: assistance for those affected by wildfires.

EMERCOM

The Main Directorate of EMERCOM of Russia for Nizhny Novgorod Region has opened an account to assist residents who suffered as a result of wildfires spreading to populated areas in Vyksunsky District. Clothing, footwear, warm items, bedding, and other basic necessities are being accepted at the following addresses: Vyksa, Gogolya microdistrict, building 48a, tel. 8 (83177) 6-04-72, as well as at all social protection centers. In addition, an account to assist fire victims has been opened at the administration of Vyksunsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Social Protection Agencies

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

Avtozavodsky District

603043, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyuskintsev St., 13 Head of department: Sudaeva Svetlana Nikolaevna Phone: 8-831-293-42-20

Kanavinsky District

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

Leninsky District

603076, Nizhny Novgorod, Lenin Avenue, 36 (behind the "Zarechnaya" hotel) Head of department: Pichugin Vladimir Petrovich Phone: 8-831-258-12-60

Moskovsky District

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

Nizhegorodsky District

603005, Nizhny Novgorod, Minin Street, 3 Head of department: Shemeleva Galina Viktorovna Phone: 8-831-434-11-79

Prioksky District

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

Sovetsky District

603106, Nizhny Novgorod, Sovetskaya Square, 1 Head of department: Kuznetsov Valery Grigoryevich Phone: 8-831-417-06-35

Sormovsky District

603003, Nizhny Novgorod, Kominterna Street, 137 Head of department: Beketova Tatyana Aleksandrovna Phone: 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," have also announced collection drives for clothing and basic necessities.

United Russia

« Every day, groups of Young Guard members are working in all districts of the region affected by fires, and a continuous humanitarian aid collection drive is under way in Nizhny Novgorod. Last weekend, the United Russia party sent more than 5,000 liters of drinking water to Vyksunsky District. Phone 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 Assistance for Fire Victims in Russia" have discovered that items which kindhearted people donate for fire victims do not always reach their intended recipients.

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

"When I found out they were collecting items for fire victims, I immediately became curious about what kind of generous people these were, so I went to the collection point," LiveJournal users write.

"I watched people bringing everything from baby onesies to household electronics. Then I noticed the following situation: in the evenings, small vans periodically pull up to the home of the center's director and begin unloading boxes marked 'SOCIAL AID NADEZHDA.' The brave blogger-girl did not stop at these observations and, under the pretext of bringing assistance, went to the said center, where she 'witnessed in person how a portion of the aid was being divided on the spot among the participants of the operation.

While I was there, 2 LCD televisions, 8 laptops, 5 camping tents, and 3 sleeping sets were divided up. When I took out my camera to photograph all of this, it was confiscated, they shouted at me, and I barely managed to escape without injury — I only twisted my ankle on the way out."

Nizhny Novgorod bloggers have now joined forces to conduct a thorough investigation of the suspicious center's activities with the help of law enforcement.
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Committee for the Defense of Nizhny Novgorod

« I urge you to make whatever contribution you can to assist fire victims. Please bring clothing and basic necessities for people evacuated from the disaster zone to the public reception office of the Committee for the Defense of Nizhny Novgorod at: Studyonaya St., 11 (entrance from the courtyard, follow the signs). Information hotline: 413-29-07.
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