Serbia cold snap death toll rises to 12

Two more persons have died from the cold in Serbia, increasing the death toll to 12. One person died in the northern municipality of Sombor and the other in the territory of the central city of Jagodina. Serbia cold snap death toll rises to 12 Interior Ministry Emergency Situations Sector Head Pregrad Maric told B92 that a large number of evacuations and rescues had been performed on Tuesday. Emergency ice defense measures have been introduced on rivers due to ice that has formed on the water. Forming of ice in certain parts of the rivers could cause them to overflow and the most critical situation is currently on the Ibar River near the central town of Kraljevo. “A team was out on the Ibar River yesterday to determine various possibilities to break the ice, the decision has not been made yet and something is expected to be done today,” Public Water Management Company Srbijavode Director Nikola Marjanovic stressed. Maric told B92 that a day without new snowfall would allow the teams to bring the rest of the machines necessary to break the ice and clear the snow. The busiest roads, mainly highways, are covered with up to five centimeters of snow in some places, Roads of Serbia public company released on Wednesday. Most roads are wet and some are covered with snow and ice. Extremely low temperatures were recorded in Serbia on Wednesday morning. The lowest temperature was recorded in the northern town of Sombor, minus 21 degrees Celsius. B92 Beta Tanjug

Serbia cold snap death toll rises to 12

Interior Ministry Emergency Situations Sector Head Pregrad Marić told B92 that a large number of evacuations and rescues had been performed on Tuesday.

Emergency ice defense measures have been introduced on rivers due to ice that has formed on the water.

Forming of ice in certain parts of the rivers could cause them to overflow and the most critical situation is currently on the Ibar River near the central town of Kraljevo.

“A team was out on the Ibar River yesterday to determine various possibilities to break the ice, the decision has not been made yet and something is expected to be done today,” Public Water Management Company Srbijavode Director Nikola Marjanović stressed.

Marić told B92 that a day without new snowfall would allow the teams to bring the rest of the machines necessary to break the ice and clear the snow.

The busiest roads, mainly highways, are covered with up to five centimeters of snow in some places, Roads of Serbia public company released on Wednesday.

Most roads are wet and some are covered with snow and ice.

Extremely low temperatures were recorded in Serbia on Wednesday morning. The lowest temperature was recorded in the northern town of Sombor, minus 21 degrees Celsius.