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Budapest, August 30, 2002

The customers of five Hungarian telecommunications service providers, Matáv, Pannon GSM, Vivendi, Vodafone and Westel, can donate HUF 100 for the victims of the recent floods with each telephone call.

The 1749 flood helpline has collected over HUF 10 million in donations since the service was opened a week ago and it is expected that in the remaining life of this initiative till September 22, additional tens of thousands of people will opt for this simple form of donation.
The number of calls received so far on the flood helpline shows that people understand the importance of acting in unity - just as they did at the time of the flood defense - and are eager to help ease the damage caused by the Danube flood.

The sums donated by the customers of Matáv, Pannon GSM, Vivendi, Vodafone and Westel will be used to help the people most in need of assistance, so the five service providers will ask the Hungarian Red Cross to distribute the money.

1749
Flood helpline