Devastating floods in the Balkans dig up landmines
Last week, the Balkan region experienced precipitation levels equivalent to three months, provoked the biggest floods in living memory. There are hundreds of isolated people waiting for help, thousands were forced to leave their homes and possessions behind and the authorities realize at least 44 dead. However, this may not be the bottom line as the water level continues to rise in some areas.The Prime Minister of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, declared a State of emergency already in many cities around the country, including the capital, Belgrade. Also in Bosnia has been declared a State of national emergency, refers to Mashable.One of the most complicated situations we live in Obrenovac, South of Belgrade, where after four days of intense rain, there are still people who are waiting for help on the roofs of houses and buildings. The bad weather affection also to the production of electricity, and there are many people without power for several days, at a time when Serbia's electrical production reduced by 40% and was forced to increase imports, agudizando the financial problems of the country.In Bosnia the situation is too dramatic. Almost a third of the country was affected by the floods. One of the places most affected is the city of Doboj, where floods and landslides have caused at least 27 deaths. In total, there are about 150,000 homes without electricity in Bosnia.In addition to rescue all the people isolated and restore electricity to thousands of homes, one of the main concerns of the authorities of both countries is related to landmines, left by the war in the former Yugoslavia, which did not explode and were now exposed by floods and landslide, constituting a danger to civilians.The rains caused some flooding in Austria and Croatia. Several European Union countries, as well as Russia, are participating in the efforts of aid to Serbia and Bosnia.Extreme rainfall observed in the Balkans is consistent with verified occurrences in other parts of the globe, which indicate that the planet is warmer as a result of the high emissions of greenhouse gases. As a result, large floods have become more severe and frequent. In recent years, countries such as Germany, Poland and Czech Republic have experienced degrees of abnormal rainfall and floods.Fotos: Associated Press/Marshall. fancybox-wrap {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 8020; }. fancybox-skin {position: relative; /* margin-top: 20px! important; */background: #222222; color: #74b32e; text-shadow: none; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; }. fancybox-opened {z-index: 8030;} . fancybox-opened. fancybox-skin {-webkit-box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); -moz-box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba (0, 0, 0, 0.5); }. fancybox-outer,. fancybox-inner {position: relative;} . fancybox-inner {overflow: hidden;} . fancybox-type-iframe. fancybox-inner {-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;} . fancybox-close {background: url('wp-content/themes/codistage/styles/fancybox/exit.png') no-repeat; width: 25px; height: 25px; float: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 5px; }/*. ng-gallery-image img {width: 565px; height: 393px;}*/As hsiao dos balcãs1of 15jQuery (document). ready (function ($) {var thumbContainerWidth = 0, thumbs = Array (), selectedIndex = 1, thumbIndex = 1, imageOffset = 7; $ ('. ng-gallery-thumbnail-box '). each (function () {thumbs.push($(this)); }); /* thumbnail navigation */$ ('. ng-greensavers-thumb-next '). unbind (). bind (' click ', function (e) {e.preventDefault(); if (thumbIndex< == (thumbs.length-imageOffset)) {$ ('. ng-thumbnails-container '). stop (). animate ({left:-$ (thumbs [thumbIndex]). position (). left}); thumbIndex + +; } }); $ ('. ng-greensavers-thumb-prev '). unbind (). bind (' click ', function (e) {e.preventDefault(); if (thumbIndex >1) {$ ('. ng-thumbnails-container '). stop (). animate ({left: $ ('. ng-thumbnails-container '). position (). left + ($ (thumbs [thumbIndex-1]). position (). left-$ (thumbs [thumbIndex-2]). position (). left)}); thumbIndex--; } }); $ (window). load (function () {/* set thumbnail container width */$ ('. ng-gallery-thumbnail '). each (function () {thumbContainerWidth = thumbContainerWidth + $ (this). width () + 10; }); $ ('. ng-thumbnails-container '). width (thumbContainerWidth); }); });
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