According to him, in Ukraine annually spent from 500 to 800 million hryvnia (from $ 18.7 to 29.9 million) to eliminate the consequences of an extremely situation. He suggested that this year more than a billion hryvnias will be spent for these purposes.
“It’s time to find a systematic solution, to take up the strengthening of the river banks. To strengthen the banks of the Dniester, the Tisza, to resolve this issue once and for all, ”Zelensky said.
He noted the need to develop "a real big program with the involvement of foreign experience."
Earlier, the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine reported that 187 settlements were flooded due to bad weather in the western regions of the country.
As a result of heavy rains in Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions, three people were killed.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal flew to the Ivano-Frankivsk region in connection with an emergency.