Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia are "struggling" with floods/ Victims and thousands of people evacuated

2023-05-18 09:07:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia are "struggling" with

Heavy rains that have fallen for days have caused flooding in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Slovenia. Many houses, buildings, schools, gardens were flooded, thousands of people were evacuated. At least eight people have died in floods in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna and thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes.

Such high river water levels are unheard of in Croatia. A huge wave of water passed in Karllovac last night and the water level of Korana reached a record level of 852 centimeters. Una's growth in Hrvatska Kostajnica has been interrupted, as the city center was flooded yesterday, the Index portal reports.

The Zrmanja River in Obrovac is receding after the water level reached 302 centimeters on Monday morning, which is even 39 centimeters above the highest Zrmanja water level measured in that town so far.

The situation is also difficult in Petrinje. At midnight in Karlovac, Korana equaled 2015's all-time record of 852 centimeters, which lasted all night.

The water level in Kupa fluctuated last night, but it still dropped compared to last night, when 499 centimeters were measured. At six o'clock the water level was measured at 489 centimeters.

Milan Novitovic, acting director of the Republican Administration for Civil Protection of the Republic of Serbia, said today that the situation with water levels in the Republic of Serbia is better than the day before and that the situation in the municipalities in the northwest of the Republic is improving. was stabilized. Novitovic told RTRS that the weather has been forecast for today, so it will be easier to help the population.

Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia are "struggling" with

In the past three days, maximum assistance has been provided to the population, said Novitovic. He added that the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republika Srpska Savo Mini? visited last night the municipalities in the northwest of the Republic and that the Government is monitoring the situation in those municipalities.

In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the situation is more difficult in Una-Sana Canton. In Bosanska Krupa, where most of the town was flooded, water entered the ground floors of many houses and buildings. Roads were closed to traffic and rescue vessels are on standby at all critical points. All citizens who were in critical areas have been evacuated.

Elimination of consequences in Croatia

Firefighters in Celje, Maribor, Murska Sobota and Ptuj have also removed the consequences of the heavy rain that engulfed Slovenia during the night.

Firefighters pumped water from basements of apartment buildings and other buildings, cleared gutters, removed downed trees and placed sandbags. 16 landslides were also caused, most of them in the northeastern part of Slovenia, reports Delo.

More than 100 Slovenian soldiers are also helping to eliminate the consequences of the heavy rain.

Due to the overflow of the water courses, traffic on certain roads has been interrupted.

Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia are "struggling" with

Eight victims in Italy

At least eight people have died in floods in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, and thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes, authorities said, ANSA reports.

From yesterday evening until morning, practically all the waterways between Rimini and Bologna overflowed their banks, flooding large areas of Romagna. Local authorities announced that the floods have affected 37 cities and that about 120 landslides have been recorded. Schools will remain closed today in most affected municipalities, especially in the Bologna and Romagna region. In Modena, the traffic ban on the bridges, which was valid during the night, will be in force today.

A bridge collapsed near Bologna and many train services were suspended. The Civil Protection Agency had previously warned that the rains have not ended and that it is a very complicated situation.

As a result of the storm, 50,000 people were left without electricity, ANSA informs. Due to extreme weather conditions, Formula 1 has announced that the race that was supposed to take place this weekend in Imola has been postponed. Rainfall in a few hours has raised the level of the rivers.

Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia are "struggling" with

The Minister of Civil Defense announced that he will ask the government to allocate 20 million euros for the affected area at the May 23 meeting when relief measures will be reviewed.

Faenza, part of ?ezena and Forli and many other large population centers ended up under water. In some areas, the water rose in a few minutes and reached the first floors of houses.

Eight people lost their lives, who could not save themselves and were trapped in the lower floors of houses or in cars. "Nine bodies were found from different places," the president of the Emilia-Romagna region, Stefano Bonacini, told Italian media.

Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia are "struggling" with

This is because a person has been added to the list of victims who died yesterday in Cesena due to illness, before the Savio river overflowed, ANSA said.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed yesterday in a post on Twitter "total solidarity with the affected population" and said that the government is closely monitoring the events and is ready to provide assistance./ CNA.al