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01/07/2013 - An EU civil protection exercise, EU TARANIS 2013, held in Salzburg, Austria, was completed on Saturday 29 June. The cooperation within and among the civil protection teams from Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Germany was tested during this three day drill.
Emphasis was placed on how response capacities from other Member States can be best integrated in a domestic emergency response during a major disaster. According to the scenario, Austria was hit by heavy rains and the consequent flooding greatly damaged the infrastructure. This triggered road, train and plane accidents, some of which involved chemical spills.
The teams practiced urban search and rescue, search and rescue in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) conditions, rescue in flood conditions, high capacity pumping, and water purification.
The exercise EU TARANIS 2013 was the first EU co-financed civil protection exercise organised by, and with strong participation of the Red Cross (Austrian Red Cross).
Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva i attended the exercise together with the Austrian Minister i of the Interior, Johanna Mikl-Leitner.
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