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Belgrade is hit by a hailstorm

2023-08-05 17:07:41, Kosova & Bota CNA

A hailstorm hit Belgrade on the afternoon of August 5, causing water to flow through the central streets of the Serbian capital.

The storm was accompanied by strong winds and rain, as well as a sharp drop in temperatures.

The Hydrometeorological Institute of Serbia (IHS) announced earlier that the weather in Serbia will be very unstable, with rain, heavy downpours, thunder and occasional hail, especially in the afternoon and evening.

IHS expects temperatures to drop by about five to eight degrees.

The current temperature in most places in Serbia is between 26 and 32 degrees Celsius, according to IHS.

The Ministry of the Interior of Serbia (MBS) announced on Friday, August 4, that it has taken all the necessary measures in order to react to the consequences of heavy rains, as well as to protect people and property.

The storm in Serbia arrived from northern Europe, which earlier damaged other countries such as Slovenia and Croatia, where a large increase in the water level in the Mura rivers is expected to rise. The bad weather alert has also been activated in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Slovenia has been hit the worst. Heavy rain that fell during the night of August 4 and the morning of August 5 in the Slovenian provinces of Gorenjska and Carinthia caused flooding. Water levels in southern Slovenia's rivers, which have burst their banks in some places, are rising, and many roads remain closed as a result.

Slovenia's Environment Agency, ARSO, raised the alert to the highest level after torrential rains hit the northern, northwestern and central parts of the country the worst.

Slovenian police told news agency STA that three people have died since the country was hit by rainstorms on Thursday night. A Slovenian died in the town of Kamnik, while two Dutch nationals died in a mountainous area near the town of Kranj.

"The death in Kamnik may have been caused by floods, while the deaths on the mountain may have been caused by lightning. However, the circumstances of the deaths are being investigated," said the police official, Maja Adleshiq Ciperle.

The state army is engaged in helping citizens after the bad weather./ REL