Ljubovija

LJUBOVIJA - Building a bridge means we have not given up on ourselves and those who are the closest to us, Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic said in Ljubovija, western Serbia, after touring the works on the Bratoljub bridge across the River Drina.

It is important that we connect river banks, cities, states, the Serbian nation, as well as Serbs and Bosniaks, he said.

Man dies in his home during flash floods

BANJA KOVILJAČA -- A man drowned in the basement of his home in Banja Koviljača, western Serbia, when flash flooding hit the area late on Tuesday.

The daily Večernje Novosti writes on Wednesday that Mišo Đurić went into the basement to "close the window" and prevent the water getting in, but was overpowered by it.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government decided on Tuesday to keep the emergency situation in five municipalities and lift it in 15 towns and municipalities that were hit by the catastrophic floods in May, upon the proposal of the national emergency situations headquarters.

State of emergency still in force in five municipalities

BELGRADE -- The Serbian emergency headquarters has lifted the state of emergency in several municipalities in Serbia affected by the massive flooding in May.

However, this regime remains in force in five most badly hit municipalities.

BELGRADE – The Serbian emergency headquarters has lifted states of emergency in several municipalities in Serbia affected by the massive flooding in May, but they remain in effect in five most badly hit municipalities.

LJUBOVIJA - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic delivered humanitarian aid to endangered residents of the municipality of Ljubovija in western Serbia, where the situation is very bad after the recent heavy flooding, on Friday.