Flooding closes border crossings

Crossings of Mali Zvornik (new bridge) and Ljubovija, on the border with RS, Bosnia, have been closed due to the flooding of the Drina River. The Customs Directorate advised travelers use the Sremska Raca crossing instead, until the water level of the Drina stabilizes. Flooding closes border crossings A state of emergency has been declared in the western Serbian town of Ljubovija due to increased water levels of the Drina River, said reports earlier today. 30 households have been evacuated from the town of Prijepolje after the water level of the Lim River rose. According to Serbian police (MUP) Emergency Situations Sector Chief Predrag Maric, about 300 homes and 1,400 residents in the neighborhoods of Vogan, Kasice and Stara Ljubovija are threatened and a special team from Belgrade has been sent to the area. About 50 houses and a motel in Ljubovija are flooded. The Lim River flooded 50 houses and about 100 hectares of land in Prijepolje. Maric says that the water levels of the two rivers increased after heavy rainfall in Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska (RS). “The water level of the Drina River has increased above all expectations and created problems in Bajina Basta. We expect it to rise and we will monitor the situation in the next 48 hours,” he pointed out. The Tamnava River has flooded its banks in certain parts and the water level of the Sava River is constantly rising. Towns of Uzice, Sabac, Loznica, Bogatic and Koceljeva are at risk of flooding and buildings on the banks of the Drina River are also threatened. The Bajina Basta Hydroelectric Power Plant is not at risk but the lake cannot hold a liter of water anymore. All the water which is coming is passing through, which is about 3,000 liters per second. The flow of the Drina River is 11 times higher than usual. It is estimated that this record will be broken during the night when another 500 cubic liters of water per second are expected to flow into the river. The last time the Drina River had such a high flow was 30 years ago when the main wave hit all areas downstream of Bajina Basta. (FoNet, file)

Flooding closes border crossings

A state of emergency has been declared in the western Serbian town of Ljubovija due to increased water levels of the Drina River, said reports earlier today.

30 households have been evacuated from the town of Prijepolje after the water level of the Lim River rose.

According to Serbian police (MUP) Emergency Situations Sector Chief Predrag Marić, about 300 homes and 1,400 residents in the neighborhoods of Vogan, Kasice and Stara Ljubovija are threatened and a special team from Belgrade has been sent to the area.

About 50 houses and a motel in Ljubovija are flooded. The Lim River flooded 50 houses and about 100 hectares of land in Prijepolje.

Marić says that the water levels of the two rivers increased after heavy rainfall in Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska (RS).

“The water level of the Drina River has increased above all expectations and created problems in Bajina Bašta. We expect it to rise and we will monitor the situation in the next 48 hours,” he pointed out.

The Tamnava River has flooded its banks in certain parts and the water level of the Sava River is constantly rising.

Towns of Užice, Šabac, Loznica, Bogatić and Koceljeva are at risk of flooding and buildings on the banks of the Drina River are also threatened.

The Bajina Bašta Hydroelectric Power Plant is not at risk but the lake cannot hold a liter of water anymore. All the water which is coming is passing through, which is about 3,000 liters per second.

The flow of the Drina River is 11 times higher than usual. It is estimated that this record will be broken during the night when another 500 cubic liters of water per second are expected to flow into the river.

The last time the Drina River had such a high flow was 30 years ago when the main wave hit all areas downstream of Bajina Bašta.