Flood emergency in Bosnia: rivers cross the shore and schools closed!

Flood emergency in Bosnia: rivers cross the shore and schools closed!

Bosnien und Herzegowina - Haves in Bosnia and Herzegovina have led to severe floods and an emergency in several cities. Numerous schools remain closed and the traffic situation is severely impaired. The water levels increase dramatically, especially in the north and northwest of the country. The highway between Gradiška and Banja Luka is paralyzed due to the extreme weather conditions. The emergency was proclaimed in several municipalities, while the population is called for vigilance in order to avoid possible floods. Kosmo reports that ...

In Tuzla, two people are missing, while the disaster protection staff in Derventa decides on flood protection. The water levels of the Ukrina river have reached a level of 228 cm on the old bridge, which leads to the interruption of important road connections. The water has already reached a few houses in Banja Luka. In addition, rivers such as Jablanica, Vrbaška and Lubina have stepped over the banks, which has flooded more than 70 houses and agricultural areas in Gradiška.

schools and traffic affected

School operations in Republika Srpska is severely impaired. The lessons were suspended in a total of 40 primary schools, and in some schools in Banja Luka and Kotor Varoš, lessons were shortened to 30 minutes. Schools in Laktaši, Čelinac, Stanari, Teslić, Gradiška, Modriča, Derventa, Prijedor as well as in several schools in Prnjavian, Novi Grade, Brod and Banja Luka are also affected. In the regions of Semberi, Herzegovina, the Sarajevo-Romanija region and the Birčansko-Zornik region, the lessons continue to run.

One of the effects of the extreme weather conditions is that the emergency services in the south of the country report on several missing persons. This situation illustrates the urgency of auxiliary measures, some of which must be supplemented by supporting volunteers and the military. Tagesschau reports that ...

climate change as a background factor

These catastrophic weather events are not to be considered in isolation. Scientists warn that extreme weather phenomena increase through man -made climate change. A report by the IPCC from 2021 emphasizes that the surface temperature of the earth increases faster than ever in the past 2000 years. This leads to an increased probability of extreme weather experiences such as heavy rainfall and floods. According to the study, coastal flooding could occur annually, which used to occur only every 100 years. wwf reports that ...

summarized the recent floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina are a dramatic example of the far -reaching effects of extreme weather conditions that are tightened by climate change. The need to adapt to these changes and the implementation of ambitious climate protection measures are more urgent than ever.