Predrag Maric
Deep freeze followed by big thaw - and fears of flooding
This prompted Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic to order all emergency HQs in the area to undertake all necessary measures in order to counter the risk of flooding.
The order come after a week of extremely low temperatures and heavy snowfall throughout the country, followed by above 0-degrees Celsius daily temperatures on Monday.
Serbia: Emergency Sector chief warns of possible flooding
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The MUP Emergency Situations Sector has warned local headquarters to raise the level of preparedness in view of the forecasts announcing heavy precipitation.
Emergency Sector chief warns of possible flooding
The MUP Emergency Situations Sector has warned local headquarters to raise the level of preparedness in view of the forecasts announcing heavy precipitation.
According to the Sector's chief, Predrag Maric, the rivers Western (Zapadna) Morava and Kolubara and their tributaries will be monitored around the clock for as long as such weather persists.
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250-kilo bomb found at Belgrade Waterfront construction site
A 250-kilogram bomb found at a Belgrade Waterfront project construction site in the Serbian capital will be safely deactivated on Sunday, February 5.
MUP Emergency Situations Sector chief Predrag Maric announced this, telling TV Pink that it will not be possible to transport the device to another location due to its location.
Much depends on Friday's rainfall - emergency sector chief
30 liters of rain fell per square meter during the previous 24 hours, MUP Emergency Sector Situations chief Predrag Maric said on Friday morning.
Serbia On High Alert for More Floods
Receding water has freed towns in Serbia of the danger of flooding, but has left behind mud and silt that now pose a problem in the affected areas.
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Serbia Declares Emergency after Regional Floods
The Serbian Interior Ministry declared an emergency situation on Monday in the flood-affected Cacak, Lucani and Arilje municipalities.
There were also landslides caused by the deluge in the Bajina Basta municipality, where several homes were submerged and roads damaged.
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Meeting on disaster prevention in South Eastern Europe
BELGRADE - A two-day meeting of the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for South Eastern Europe (DPPI SEE) kicked off in Belgrade on Wednesday.
Maric: Damage repair and oil supply are priorities
BELGRADE - Head of the Serbian Interior Ministry crisis response sector Predrag Maric said on Tuesday the damage caused by the earthquake in Kosjeric should be repaired urgently, and that oil should be delivered to the snowbound areas in Serbia.
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Thousands Marooned as Heavy Snow Hits Serbia
All access roads to villages in the Sjenica region in south-west Serbia were impassable on Friday after heavy snowfall, leaving about 10,000 people snowed in.
In the nearby Zlatibor county, about 30,000 people were left without electricity because the supply from about 500 electrical stations was disrupted by the snow.
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