Severe Flooding Affects Prijedor as Hundreds Evacuated
Around 600 properties flooded in Prijedor; major evacuation efforts underway without reported casualties.
In the city of Prijedor, approximately 600 properties have been reported flooded due to heavy rainfall, although no lives are considered to be at risk, according to Boris Trninić, the acting director of the Republic Administration of Civil Protection of the Republic of Srpska.
Emergency response teams from the civil protection authority, equipped with boats, are assisting local firefighting and rescue units in relocating residents from inundated homes to safe areas.
The most critical conditions have been observed in the neighborhoods of Tukovi and Gomjenica as the Gomjenica River has reached a level of 6.20 meters, prompting the need for urgent response measures.
Following a meeting of the emergency situation headquarters, Prijedor's mayor, Slobodan Javor, described the previous night as particularly challenging and confirmed the evacuation of 12 local residents from affected areas.
Radovan Višković, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, visited the flooded areas in Prijedor and Srpcu, committing to support the recovery efforts in all communities impacted by the flooding.
The flooding has also disrupted train services, with the Republic of Srpska Railways announcing that passenger trains have been canceled on the routes between Blagaj and Novi Grad, and Dobrljin and Blagaj due to flooding on the tracks between Novi Grad and Prijedor.
The most critical situations are currently noted at the Blagaj and Svodna stations, as the Sana River continues to rise.
Fortunately, the Una River does not presently pose a threat to railway infrastructure.
The relevant authorities at the Republic of Srpska Railways are taking necessary measures to protect railway property and prevent damage to the railway infrastructure throughout the Republic of Srpska.
Emergency response teams from the civil protection authority, equipped with boats, are assisting local firefighting and rescue units in relocating residents from inundated homes to safe areas.
The most critical conditions have been observed in the neighborhoods of Tukovi and Gomjenica as the Gomjenica River has reached a level of 6.20 meters, prompting the need for urgent response measures.
Following a meeting of the emergency situation headquarters, Prijedor's mayor, Slobodan Javor, described the previous night as particularly challenging and confirmed the evacuation of 12 local residents from affected areas.
Radovan Višković, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Srpska, visited the flooded areas in Prijedor and Srpcu, committing to support the recovery efforts in all communities impacted by the flooding.
The flooding has also disrupted train services, with the Republic of Srpska Railways announcing that passenger trains have been canceled on the routes between Blagaj and Novi Grad, and Dobrljin and Blagaj due to flooding on the tracks between Novi Grad and Prijedor.
The most critical situations are currently noted at the Blagaj and Svodna stations, as the Sana River continues to rise.
Fortunately, the Una River does not presently pose a threat to railway infrastructure.
The relevant authorities at the Republic of Srpska Railways are taking necessary measures to protect railway property and prevent damage to the railway infrastructure throughout the Republic of Srpska.
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