Tag: floods

Shipkovica's residents, with the help from the Army found the body of six year old Drita Ameti, who had  disappeared on the first day of the floods in the Tetovo region, reports TV station „Alsat-M“. Drita’s body was found under the ruins of her cousin’s house, not far from her home.

A portion of the motorway that connects Tetovo and Jazhince is still blocked due to the large landslide that brought rocks and debris, brought on by Porojska Reka, during the storm that caught the Tetovo region. Motorists are detouring through the road to Poroj and are instructed to observe caution on bridges which have sustained damage. From the Sector...

Macedonian Army soldiers with rescue dogs and the residents of the village Shipkovica, are searching for the body of six year old Drita Ameti who is supposed dead in the floods that caught the Tetovo region. The crew is looking for a sixty one year old resident of Lisec who had disappeared after the storm. Last time the man...

Construction debris that is being heaped on the slopes of Shar Planina is what caused the casualties in the villages located in the foothills, claim residents of Mala Rechica. -Years back, people are piling on construction materials on the mountain. The rain caused all this debris to slide down. This is what killed the children and the others- said a...

The number of casualties following the floods in the Tetovo region has increased. According to the residents of Golema Rechica, two more bodies had been discovered in their village, who were from the Shar Mountain village of Lisec. It is assumed that there are two more casualties who are still missing. The residents of Mala Rechica say they are still...

City of Skopje sent a professional team, technical support and machines in the relief effort following the floods in Tetovo and the surrounding region, following torrential rains there. The Public Works company Vodovod i Kanalizacija and the Public company for communal hygiene sent two water-drawing trucks, seven water trucks, three fire trucks equipped with powerful pumps for drawing water, as...

Recent heavy rainfall further complicated the already difficult situation in Pelagonija. Several villages are threatened by new floods after the latest outpouring of river Crna in the morning. Most affected villages are again in the Municipality of Mogila. River Crna is flooded near Lozani and Topolchani, so 2,000 hectares of arable land is under water today. - Whole of Pelagonija is under...

Panoramic wheel that will be placed on the bridge of the river Vardar will cost 956 million denars, or nearly 15.55 million euros. This amount of 15.5 million euros is half the money that the Government borrowed two days in worth of 33 million euros and it could save 516 Tamaras and pay reparations to 95.6 floods as floods...

More than 5,000 hectares of agricultural land in the Municipality of Mogila tonight is under two meters of water. Rain and melting snow increased the level of Crna Reka, which overflowed on the same places as a month and a half before. "Yards of villages Loznani and Novoselani are flooded, while flooding of houses in the lower parts threaten village...

Construction activities for restoration of six bridges that were damaged by floods began. Four bridges are extensively repaired, while the preparation of a remediation project is ongoing for two bridges, which suffered major damage from the floods, informed Minister of Transport and Communications Mile Janakieski. The government set aside 3.5 million denars for the repairs of the bridge on river...

Claims for compensation after the floods which caused huge damage to crops and property of locals submitted around 410 households from Shtip and Pelagonija region. Assessment of the damage is yet to be done because water is still not fully withdrawn in some areas. In Shtip region, at least 200 families have applied for compensation, and the municipality says that...

The storm engulfed the closest villages around Bitola that are now completely flooded. In Kravari, Optichari, Poeshevo, Logovardi, Dolno Orizari, Karamani and Trn, residents enter their homes in boots, and some are trapped from the water and cannot come out. With pumps, all of the owners are trying to reduce the amount of water inside the structures, but the water...

More than 1,000 acres of fruitful land today is under water in the Pelagonija Municipality of Novaci after the level of river Crna in this section reached a whopping 4.84 meters this morning. Yesterday evening, Municipality of Novaci had to intervene at several critical areas of the bridge over the river Crna, near the monastery "Presveta Bogorodica" to the...

A major flood of the river Bregalnica is expected in Shtip and that three settlements – 8 Noemvri, Chardaklija and Novo Selo – would be flooded. Worrying is the situation with the dam Kalimanci where 50 cubic meters of water per second are currently poured out. The national crisis headquarters is currently in session in Shtip. Minister of Transport and Communications...

Sandbags are set up and dams are made with excavators to protect houses and stables against possible floods. Such is the situation today in fruitful Pelagonija after announcements of new rainfall in the region and overflow of rivers. Municipality of Novaci, which is most affected by this situation and where several hundred acres of fertile fields were flooded, is...

Emergency evacuation is requested by residents of Lakavica region. Damn Mantova overflown, therefore Crisis Headquarters is urging residents to leave their homes, gather the livestock and head to higher ground. The emergency call especially applies for residents of village Lakavica to go to the city, and the livestock to be taken as high as possible in mountainous areas, announced the...