2014 southeast europe floods

2014 Southeast Europe floods 1

2014 Southeast Europe floods

2014 Southeast Europe floods

The Yvette storm in Southeast Europe and Balkans, 15 May 2014

Duration 13 May 2014 18 May 2014

Fatalities At least 8051 in Serbia24 in Bosnia and Herzegovina[1]2 inCroatia2 in Romania1 in Slovakia

Damages More than one billion euros

Areas affected Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Romania Hungary Slovakia Austria Czech Republic Poland Macedonia[2]

Between 14 and 18 May 2014, a low-pressure area designated "Yvette" or "Tamara" affected a large area ofSoutheastern and Central Europe, causing floods and landslides. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered thegreatest damage, as the rain was the heaviest in 120 years of recorded weather measurements. By 20 May, at least 62people had died as a result of the flooding, and hundreds of thousands had been forced from their homes. Towns ofObrenovac in Serbia and Doboj in Bosnia and Herzegovina account for most victims, after being inundated bywaters several meters high from nearby rivers.Floodwaters caused over 2,000 landslides across the Balkan region, spreading damage across many towns andvillages. The rains activated torrents and mudslides, and subsequently several rivers in watersheds of Sava andMorava rose and flooded surrounding valleys. Official counts indicate that over 1.6 million people were affected inSerbia and Bosnia, after a week of flooding.


Preliminary assessments of the damage range up to several billions of dollars. Officials in Bosnia stated that thedamage could exceed that of the Bosnian War. The events initiated a large international aid campaign, withnumerous countries, organizations and individuals donating humanitarian, material and monetary support for theaffected areas.

Meteorological history

Total precipitation between 11 and 17 May

On 13 May, a low-pressure area formed over the Adriatic Sea, as polarair from Central Europe penetrated into the Mediterranean basin. Thecold polar air mass met with humid subtropical air, leading to very lowpressure. On 14 May, the low moved over the Balkans, becomingstationary. As a result, extremely heavy rain fell within the region;Serbia (in the area around Belgrade) and Bosnia were most affected.Serbian and Bosnian meteorologists named the formed cyclone"Tamara". On 15 May, the daily amounts of rainfall broke historicalrecords in Belgrade (107.9mm), Valjevo (108.2mm) and Loznica(110mm). By 15 May, the monthly rainfall in Belgrade had broken thehistorical record (175 l from 1897), reaching 205 l. By Saturday, May17, the rain had subsided, and the weather gradually became warmerand sunnier, somewhat easing relief and rescue efforts. On 18 May, the

cyclone moved further northwest.

Severe flooding in the Balkans seen by the Moderate ResolutionImaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite, 19

May 2014.

The main flooding region was the watershed of theSava river, which forms a border between Bosnia andCroatia, flows into Serbia, and drains into the Danubein Belgrade. On Wednesday, 14 May, heavy rainfallcaused torrential floods across mountainous regions,which destroyed bridges and infrastructure, and causednumerous landslides. The deadliest impact occurred onThursday, 15 May, when water levels in severalright-bank tributaries of the Sava suddenly anduncontrollably rose at an unprecedented rate, floodingtowns in their valleys. The Bosna river in centralBosnia completely flooded the cities of Doboj, Maglaj,Zavidovii and amac, while the Kolubara, nearBelgrade, did the same to Obrenovac; those cities hadthe major share of victims. Subsequently, the Sava itself rose to record-high levels, threatening the cities ofSlavonski Brod, abac and Sremska Mitrovica and numerous villages, but the damage was relatively contained asthe population, helped by army and volunteers, strengthened flood defenses. Nonetheless, embankments gave way inseveral places.

Heavy rainfall was also experienced in the region on 3 and 4 May, affecting Romania, Italy and Bosnia. The eventproduced limited damage but left a number of flooding incidents and high rivers. A state of emergency was declaredin parts of Bosnia by local government.


Affected regions

Affected areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia: Most affectedareasAlso affected

Serbia was the most severely affected, withseveral major cities in its central regioncompletely flooded, and landslides inmountainous regions. Bosnia, in particularits Republika Srpska entity, was alsoinundated to a crippling extent. EasternCroatia and southern Romania alsoexperienced flooding and human victims,while Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy,Poland and Slovakia were affected by thestorm.

Serbia

View of the Sava and Danube confluence inBelgrade, during the flooding

The city of Obrenovac was hit hardest by the floods, with an estimated90% of the town flooded. During the night between 15 and 16 May,nearby Kolubara river, collecting waters from southerly mountains,suddenly rose several meters above its banks and flooded the city,catching the residents by surprise. The entire city was evacuated.During 18 May, the water level dropped, which enabled the evacuationof the citizens of Obrenovac to be carried out by trucks instead ofboats. As of 20 May the total number of evacuated persons exceeded30,000.

Krupanj after the flood

In Krupanj in western Serbia, located in a valley of several smallrivers, torrents, mudslides and landslides devastated the infrastructureand destroyed dozens of houses. Because of road damages, the townwas completely inaccessible for three days, and the road to Loznicawas cut only in 18 May. Electricity was cut for almost wholemunicipality. The water is undrinkable and there is further danger oflandslides. Around 500 houses were seriously damaged and at least 20houses are completely uninhabitable Part of the village of Rebelj inValjevo municipality was annihilated by landslides.[3] In the Drinariver valley, on the border with Bosnia, heavy rain activated landslides,cutting off several villages and closing roads. At Mali Zvornik, a giant

hill threatened to slide into the river and cut its flow, endangering that town and Zvornik across the river.

Peak flood waters hit abac on 18 May, but the embankments survived, strengthened by efforts of army and severalthousands volunteers. Flood waters on the Sava river reached 6.3 metres (21ft), the highest on record, endangeringabac and Sremska Mitrovica on the left bank. In anticipation of the floods, a 7.3-metre (24ft) dam was erected.


Further east, along the valleys of Morava and Mlava rivers, city centers of Parain, Petrovac na Mlavi, Svilajnac andSmederevska Palanka were flooded.[4]

During the flooding period, an estimated 300,000 households were left without power. Serbia's energy minister,Aleksandar Anti, has appealed to individuals to conserve power as best they can. The largest thermoelectric powerplant in Serbia, TPP Nikola Tesla, which supplies close to 50% of electricity in Serbia, lies in the vicinity ofObrenovac, but was saved from danger. However, flood waters filled the largest coal field of RB Kolubara with 210million cubic meters of water, more than the volume of Vlasina lake, and its pumping out is expected to take months.Further east, the thermoelectric power plant TPP Kostolac, which supplies 11% of electricity in Serbia, wasthreatened by floods from the Mlava river, but the water had not breached the innermost ring of defenses. During thefloods, the hydro plants at Iron Gates reduced their production in order to lower the level of the Danube.[5]

During the floods, transport across the country, particularly central and western parts, was interrupted or broken.2,260 public, industrial and infrastructure facilities were flooded, and 3,500 roads were destroyed. The BelgradeBarrailway was severed at several locations in western Serbia, and has been closed; reparations are expected to takeabout a month to complete.Agricultural damage in affected areas was total, and the amount is yet to be determined. Thousands of cows, sheep,chicken and other domestic animals perished in the floods, and their corpses present a serious health risk for peoplewho started returning and repairing their homes.On 20 May, the Government of Serbia proclaimed 3 days of mourning. Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vuidescribed the flooding as "the worst natural catastrophe that has ever hit Serbia."

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Flooding in Zenica, 15 May 2014

Most of northern Bosnia was flooded, with the Bosna river valley hithardest. Other affected areas included Sarajevo Canton and Tuzla.Northern and northeastern Bosnia, including the region of Semberija,was also flooded. Rivers that flooded included the Bosna, Vrbas,Drina, Sana and Sava. A state of emergency was declared across thenation. Herzegovina in the south and central regions were not hit byfloods.

The town of Maglaj experienced the average rainfall of two months inunder 48 hours. In the city of Zavidovii, a footbridge was filmedbeing swept down the Bosna river and crashing into another bridge. In

Sarajevo, the Miljacka river swelled almost to the level of city bridges. The entire hamlet of Parii in Hrasno Donje,municipality of Kalesija, was swept away by landslides.[6]

As of 20 May, there were 24 confirmed deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 17 in Republika Srpska and 7 in theFederation. At a press conference on 19 May, the Director of Police of Republika Srpska gave the names of 17confirmed victims: 10 in Doboj, 2 in amac, 2 in Modria and one each in Bijeljina, Vlasenica and Donji abar; anadditional 7 persons are still listed as missing. Governments of the two entities jointly declared 20 May a day ofmourning across the country.It was speculated that the floodwaters might have disturbed land mines left over from the Bosnian War (199295)which could cause further danger if moved outside the marked areas.


Croatia

Floods in Croatia; red dots indicate ruptured embankents

Severe flooding in the Croatian locality of Gunja

Croatia was affected by the floods to a lesser extentthan Serbia or Bosnia.[7] The most critical area was insouthern Slavonia. The embankment on the Sava Riverwas breached near Rajevo Selo and Rainovci, and thusevacuation was ordered for Gunja, Rajevo Selo andRainovci. As of 19 May, around 15,000 people ineasternmost parts of Croatia were evacuated from theirhomes. One of the most critical points was theembankment of the Sava river in Slavonski amac,where the confluence of the Bosna and Sava is located.At that point the embankments were under severepressure caused by the huge amount of water comingfrom Bosnia. Several officials stated that if thisembankment were breached, the entire region ofsouthern Slavonia, with a population of over 300 000,would be flooded. There were also floods in Banovinaregion, in the towns of Hrvatska Kostajnica and Dvor,mostly caused by the river Una, whose level had notbeen as high since 1955. Video: http:/ / vimeo. com/96164094

Romania

This was the third major flood to hit Romania since lateApril 2014. Over 8,000 people were isolated and nearly2,000 hectares of land were covered by water. 125villages were affected by floods in one day. In total, 30national and county roads were closed or partially destroyed by water and mud. The waters of the Danube rose somuch that the authorities set orange code for flooding for eight days, on the sector Iron GatesZimnicea. In VranceaCounty, a 50-year-old man was carried away by the flood and found dead the next morning. Bucharest wasdevastated by a storm accompanied by hail and strong winds. Several streets were flooded, trees were uprooted, anda thick layer of ice covered important transport arteries, paralyzing the traffic in the capital.

SlovakiaFloods and strong winds from the cyclone also reached Slovakia, where an elderly man drowned.

International responseMany countries and international organizations have offered to provide relief. Albania Albania sent five search and rescue units to Bosnia. Austria Austria sent a civil defense rescue team with high capacity pumps to Serbia. Azerbaijan The Government of Azerbaijan sent 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the affected population

in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Additionally, humanitarian aid was sent to people in critical areas in Serbia. TheGovernment of Azerbaijan also stated that they would donate 400,000 to Serbia's flood relief fund.Wikipedia:Citation needed


Belarus President Lukashenko ordered that help be sent.[8] Belarus sent a first contingent to Serbia whichamongst other material contained two helicopters with four teams of rescuers. The second contingent includedfour generators of 100 kilowatts, 20 other generators, 30 pumps for water, 20,000 cans of food, 5,000 blankets, 20tents for 20 people each, etc.[9]

Belgium Belgium sent the B-Fast team, with a convoy of 10 trucks carrying a water treatment installationand pumps to provide drinkable water to the population in Oraje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A second mission,with rescue boats for Serbia, will not depart, since the Serbian government has announced that plenty of boats arepresent.Bosnian expats in Flanders gathered 40 metric tons of relief goods, to be sent to Bosnia.

Bulgaria Bulgaria sent two fire engines with 10 motor pumps and more vehicles with 16 high-capacitywater pumps and two boats to Serbia.

Croatia Croatia provided two military transport helicopters to Bosnia and Herzegovina, one helicopteroperating in the Banja Luka Doboj region, and one in Maglaj Zenica region, 6 teams of the CroatianMountain Rescue Service with 15 rescuers, and 25 members of the civil protection units and fire brigades with 10vehicles and 3 boats. 8 intervention policemen with boats are active in Odak and Oraje. Croatia also sent 65tons of drinking water to affected areas in Serbia, along with firefighting and civil defence intervention units with15 members, 5 vehicles and 2 boats, and 9 intervention policemen (including divers) operating in the area ofObrenovac. The Croatian Red Cross opened a donations account for victims of the floods in Croatia, Bosnia andHerzegovina and Serbia. On May 20, the Croatian Red Cross announced that 4,815,681.17 kuna (632,186.57 )had been donated for the victims of the floods in Croatia,[10] 543,789.71 kuna (71,386.90) for the victims inBosnia-Herzegovina and 435,480.82 kuna (57,168.47) for the victims in Serbia.[11] Humanitarian truckstravelling toward the affected areas through Croatia motorways were excluded from paying a toll.

Czech Republic Czech Republic sent a rescue team with water pumps, a boat and seven vehicles fordifferent purposes to Serbia.

Estonia Estonia sent a rescue team and 87,000 to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Estonia also participated in arelief effort in Serbia, together with other EU countries.

European Union Bulgaria, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Croatia, Lithuania,Latvia, Luxembourg, the UK, Slovakia, Belgium and Estonia responded to the request filed by Serbia and Bosnia& Herzegovina through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre. As of 19 May, more than 220 rescuersfrom various EU countries are at locations in Serbia.[12]

France French humanitarian organization NVO sent help to Serbia. French Ambassador to Serbia, Mr.Franois-Xavier Deniau, stated that France sent half of their total yearly emergency funds to Serbia. Major Frenchemergency forces team of 40 members arrived in Serbia.

Germany Germany sent 15 rescuers with three pumps, five trucks and an aggregate to Serbia. Hungary Hungary sent five boats and a rescue helicopter to Serbia. Iceland Icelandic government is donating 3 million ISK (19,500) to Bosnia and Serbia.[13]

Israel Medicines, blankets, raincoats, rubber boats and food were provided in Serbia. Iran The Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be sending humanitarian aid to Serbia. Italy Four rescue boats and 200,000 of humanitarian aid for the people in Serbia will be sent from Italy,

Italian Ambassador to Serbia Giuseppe Manzo has said. Japan The Japanese government sent Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,000,000 worth of resources, and Serbia

resources for use worth $100,000. Luxembourg Luxembourg sent a rescue team of 24 members to northern Bosnia. Kosovo Kosovo Security Force Minister Agim eku offered to help by sending rescue teams to Bosnia

and Serbia, but this offer has not been accepted. Macedonia 75 rescue workers and large groups of volunteers (150 volunteers from the city of Kumanovo,

and many others from other cities), 45 pumps, 9 boats and various other equipment were sent. The Macedonian


Red Cross, universities and private businesses have organized special fundraising events to support the victims ofthe floods. A telephone service is available so that people may donate. Many spots in the city of Skopje collectvarious kinds of aid. As of May 19, the telephone service has collected 7.3 million MKD (120,000) in aid. TheMacedonian Orthodox Church also sent 3 million MKD (50,000) in financial aid.

Malaysia The Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA) had channelled aid totalling MYR 43,780 (10,000) inthe form of food packs and health kits to the province of Odak in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the MRA also haslaunched a public fund since 24 May to assist the flood victims in response to the appeal by the Bosniangovernment.

Montenegro 41 soldiers of the Montenegrin army with 7 military SUVs, 6 trucks and additionalequipment were sent to Obrenovac. Divers and alpinists from Special counter-terrorist police unit have been sentto Obrenovac. Over 70 professional rescuers and firefighters were also sent to Serbia. More than 200 volunteerswent to Serbia to provide help. More have asked to join, but it was not possible to organize transport. Unknownnumber of boats and pumps was also sent along with the military, police and rescue units. Several municipalities,as well as some companies, have donated money. In several cities there were organised donations of foods,rations and clothes. The Directorate for Emergency Situations of the Ministry for Interior Affairs sent four truckswith blankets, raincoats and sleeping bags to Serbia and two to Bosnia. Numerous private companies sent suppliesin food and water. The Montenegrin Red Cross opened two bank accounts for help to flooded areas, and, togetherwith all Montenegrin mobile operators, organised a special number where people can donate money by sendingan SMS. Over 450,000 was raised with SMS and the bank accounts as of 31 May 2014. Football Association ofMontenegro donated 40,000. Montenegrin prime minister Milo ukanovi sent condolences to his Serbiancolleague Aleksandar Vui about deaths that occurred. ukanovi also said that Montenegro will provide aidand all of its help resources to the Government of Serbia.

Netherlands Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans said on 20 May that The Netherlandswill donate 500,000 to Bosnia and Serbia.[14]

Poland Poland sent a rescue team of 37 firefighters to Bosnia, with special pumps and 15 fire trucks. ThePolish solders from EUFOR are providing assistance.

Norway Kingdom of Norway, among first, supported with around 3.000.000 most vulnerable victims, asAmbassador to Serbia, Mr. Nils Ragnar Kamsvg said. Norway then donated $627.000 to the SerbianGovernment to be used for water purification and water tanks. The Norwegian Red Cross raising funds for Serbiaand Bosnia-Herzegovina, collecting around 190.000 by May 22. Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade decided tocreate a relief fund with 500.000 for support. Norway also participated through United Nations support.

Romania Also heavily confronted with floods, Romania will send help to neighboring Serbia. PrimeMinister Victor Ponta announced that the Romanian authorities will send a large water removal generator andperishable items such as food, water, blankets, clothes, etc.[15]

Russia Russia sent four Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying 76 rescue workers including 20 divers and 70 tonsof humanitarian aid to Serbia. Specialists from the Russian-Serb humanitarian center in Serbia were alsoparticipating in work dealing with flood consequences by providing mobile power stations and motor pumps.Russian aid has saved thousands of lives with one operation seeing almost 400 people rescued including at least79 children.

Slovakia Slovak government sent 6 tons of humanitarian aid to Serbia (78 000 ) [16] and alsohumanitarian aid for Bijeljina city in Bosnia (50 000 ) [17]. Also the fans of two biggest Slovak football teamssent a financial aid about 40 000 . [18]

Slovenia Hours after Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia requested help, Slovenia decided to send a special unit of civil protection, along with four vehicles, 20 experts and two special pumps to Serbia, and two units with motor boats, a 12-member unit of civil protection, a Slovenian military Bell 412 helicopter with its crew and a police AB 212 helicopter with two crews to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The day after another 26 civil protection members departed for Serbia, with four motor boats and six rescue vehicles. In addition, a Slovenian


military Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopter was dispatched to Serbia. During the afternoon of May 19 Sloveniasent 22 tons of humanitarian aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was followed with another 10 tons sent in theevening. Slovenian food company ito have contributed an additional 11 tons of food aid which was sent toBosnia and Herzegovina. On 20 May a Slovenian military convoy, containing 30 soldiers and 13 military trucks,departed towards the affected areas with another batch of humanitarian aid. The convoy was joined by six civiliantrucks. On the same day the Slovenian Government sent another special pump to Serbia, dispatched to the site ofthe threatened TPP Nikola Tesla power plant near Obrenovac. A civil initiative led by former professionalbasketball player Radoslav Nesterovi has gathered and sent more than 400 tons of aid during the first ten days.With the help of donations the Slovenian Red Cross sent a total of 100,000 euros to Bosnia and Herzegovina andSerbia; 50,000 to the Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 50,000 to the Red Cross of Serbia. TheSlovenian Caritas have sent an additional 10,000 euros. The Slovenian Red Cross have also sent 650 tons ofhumanitarian aid during May. On 1 June the Slovenian Government sent a company of 120 soldiers to theaffected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, equipped with a variety of combat and off-road vehicles, equipment forwater and soil sampling, chemical and veterinary laboratories, a unit of medical care and the department for thedestruction of unexploded ordnance.

Sweden Sweden donated pumping equipment, bought from the distributor Meris. The equipment was soldat non-profit levels to the Swedish government, which provided the 20,000 funding of the donation. Meris alsodonated three pumps on their own initiative.

Switzerland Migros, Switzerland's largest retail company, donated 500,000 CHF through the Swiss RedCross.

Turkey Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan called Bosniak President Bakir Izetbegovi andSerbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vui to offer his heartfelt condolences on flood disaster. Also, PM said thatTurkey stands ready to provide any assistance to Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia. Turkish Disaster andEmergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has sent a 41-person rescue team with a C-130 cargo aircraft forsearch-and-rescue operations as well as much-needed supplies and equipment such as 125,000 sandbags, blanketsand generators to the region.

Turkmenistan providing humanitarian assistance in the form of medicines, medical supplies, as well aswheat flour.[19]

UAE Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told President Tomislav Nikoli thatthe UAE would send $10 million in aid.

United Kingdom On 19 May the UK sent 33 Flood Rescue personnel with 4 motor boats to Bosnia toprovide assistance on the ground. The UK sent three experts as part of the EU's civil protection assessment andcoordination team to Serbia, including an expert from the UK Fire and Rescue Service. Volunteers from FLAGwith recent expertise in assisting in the Somerset floods, including volunteers from Khalsa Aid, are also helpingout.

United States American helicopters helped rescue people in both Bosnia and Serbia. The US Departmentof Defense announced that it would be sending 26 tons of humanitarian aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina, consistingof water purification units, water cans and kitchen equipment; sand bags and shovels; sleeping bags, blankets,sleeping mats and cots; generators and fuel; and wet weather gear and clothing. The US embassies in Bosnia andSerbia have also established processes that will provide additional funds and resources such as food, cots,blankets, water and fuel cans, portable kitchen sets, space heaters, generators and water pumps.

United Nations donated to Serbia equipment for mobile toilets and generators worth $583,000 which wascompletely funded by Norwegian government.


Celebrity responseSerbian tennis players Novak Djokovic and Nenad Zimonji showed their support for flood victims and appealed viaTwitter for donations to help the flood victims. Djokovic also criticized the lack of media coverage internationally,calling the media "idle". Following his win over Rafael Nadal at the 2014 Italian Open, he donated all of the$500,000 in prize money that he had received to the victims of the flooding and collected another $100,000 throughthe Novak Djokovic Foundation.[20] Serbian retired footballer Dejan Stankovi pledged to help through hisfoundation and solicit support from other celebrity footballers. As of 22 May, the Dejan Stankovic Foundation hascollected 315,000.[21] Famous Balkan singer Lepa Brena and Sasa Popovic, who jointly own Grand Productions,donated 20,000 personally as well as 250,000 via United Group. They plan to organize several humanitarianfunctions to benefit the flood victims.[22] Romanian businessman Ion iriac, owner of the Mutua Madrilea MadridOpen tennis Masters Tournament, and a former tennis and hockey player, donated $100,000 to flooding victims inSerbia. Montenegrin player for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nikola Pekovic has donated 50,000.[23] Americanactress Angelina Jolie has donated $50,000 to the US Red Cross for Bosnia and Serbia.[24] Famous Bosnian musicianGoran Bregovi has donated 20,000 for the towns of Maglaj and Ub and called for particular consideration for theaffected Roma families.[25] Serbian folk singer Svetlana Ranatovi donated 20,000 for the victims of thefloods.[26] Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, who is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Serbia donated onemillion RSD (8,700).[27] Jelena Karleua helped providing humanitarian aid to the victims of the flood inSerbia.[28] Director Emir Kusturica gave his helicopters for rescuing people. On 19 May, Croatian footballer MarioManduki visited his hometown of Slavonski Brod, affected by the floods, to provide the locals with food.[29]

English rocker Billy Idol pledged to donate part of his earnings from the upcoming concert in Serbia.[30] ModelAdriana Lima called for aid to Serbia through the Novak Djokovic Foundation. Dutch TV chef Rudolph van Veenwhose cooking shows on 24Kitchen channel are popular in the region has cooked for mothers with children on 20May in one of the centers for evacuees in Belgrade.[31] Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia and his wifeKatherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia visited Obrenovac, Topola, Natalinac, Blaznava, abac and Krupanj, aswell collective centers in Karaburma, Surin and Krnjaa, and donated aid in value of 3.5 million RSD. Bosnianinternational footballer Miralem Pjani bought an entire pharmacy worth of medication to assist flooding victims inhis homeland.

AftermathOfficials say it may take 5 years for agriculture in the affected regions to recover. The managing director of theKolubara coal field stated that it would take one year for the Tamnava pit to be dredged and dried, while the VelikiCrljeni pit would take around two months to be operational again. He has stated that the Tamnava pit is now anartificial lake. The Kolubara coal fields are open pits from which coal is supplied to the TPP Nikola Tesla. There areenough stockpiles of coal at hand to bridge the period until the coal pits are fully operational, but the delivery systemneeds repairs.The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Kristalina Georgieva stated that Croatia andSerbia have the possibility to apply for aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund, up to one billion euro in oneyear, but this was later rescinded as a misstatement of the Commissioner. The EU Solidarity Fund in 2014 is 500million euros, while individual countries can expect around 10 million. The aid can be transferred if the damage isassessed to be over 0.64% of the country's GDP. For Serbia, that would be around 175 million euros in damages.Bosnia, not being a candidate or member country of the EU, is not eligible for aid from this fund.


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floods-people-balkans-yugoslavia), The Guardian (English) EU Emergency Response Centre maps:

20 May (http:/ / ercportal. jrc. ec. europa. eu/ ERCMaps/ ECDM_20140520_BHI_Serbia_Floods. pdf) 19May (http:/ / ercportal. jrc. ec. europa. eu/ ERCMaps/ ECDM_20140519_Serbia_BiH_Floods. pdf) 16 May(http:/ / ercportal. jrc. ec. europa. eu/ ERCMaps/ ECDM_20140516_EEurope_Floods. pdf) 15 May (http:/ /ercportal. jrc. ec. europa. eu/ ERCMaps/ ECDM_20140515_World_Events. pdf) 6 May (http:/ / ercportal.jrc. ec. europa. eu/ ERCMaps/ ECDM_20140506_World_Events. pdf) 24 April (http:/ / ercportal. jrc. ec.europa. eu/ ERCMaps/ ECDM_20140424_EEurope_Floods. pdf) 23 April (http:/ / ercportal. jrc. ec. europa.eu/ ERCMaps/ ECDM_20140423_Serbia_Romania_Floods. pdf)

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