Tag: rivers

In 2020, North Macedonia experienced no substantial advancement in the field of protection of the waters from the sewage. Two-thirds of the human excrement from the populated areas are still dumped in rivers and underground waters without undergoing any treatment. No major wastewater treatment plants were put into use in the cities throughout the country last year, so the...

The capture of small rivers and sentencing to death the whole biodiversity in the surrounding area is a consequence of the enormous number of concessions for micro hydropower plants that have no serious contribution to the country's energy resources. The civil society organizations appeal to the Government of North Macedonia, even to its own detriment, to terminate the concessions...

The waters of three rivers merged and wrecked the bridge of Svetinikolska reka that connects settlement Livadishte with Sveti Nikole. After the collapse of the bridge, landslide was created, which fell on a house and flooded it. Some of the residents of the settlement preventively evacuated their children to safety. Mayor of Sveti Nikole Zoran Tasev said that over...

After the heavy rain, the water level of rivers around the country is reducing, and crews are clearing the places where there was outpouring, say representatives of the Directorate for Protection and Rescue. Major damage was caused in Lakavica region, where villages Lakavica and Leskovica are without electricity, while the water in Shtip is prohibited for drinking. Representatives of the Municipality...