The Serbian government declared a state of natural disaster in 15 municipalities in Serbia due to severe flooding. The state of natural disaster is in place in the municipalities: Cacak, Novi Pazar, Kraljevo, Arilje, Lucani, Topola, Pozega, Bajina Bassta, Ivanjica, Raska, Ljig, Raca, Kosjeric (Seca Reka, Godecevo i Makoviste), Prijepolje (Aljinovici, Pravoseva, Milosev Do, Stranjani, Milakovici, Kamena Gora, Mataruge, Jabuka and Babine) and Trstenik, the government’s press office said in a statement.
The government adopted a conclusion, setting up an operations headquarters of the national emergency situations headquarters.
So far, 710 households have been inundated and 118 people evacuated in the 15 municipalities due to torrential floods.
The national weather institute expects heavy rains to continue.
ARMY DEPLOYED ~
Serbian Defense Minister Zoran Djordjevic adopted a decision to draft in members of the Serbian Armed Forces (VS) to aid rescue efforts carried out by relevant local community bodies and the Interior Ministry Emergency Situations Sector in flood-affected areas in Serbia.
The VS members have been deployed on the ground in Lucani, Cacak, Novi Pazar and Gornji Milanovac, the Serbian Defense Ministry said in a release.
The release added that the VS members are also present in all municipalities where a state of emergency had been declared as part of emergency response teams and were monitoring the situation and coordinating activities on the ground.
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