Flood

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament's committee on agriculture decided on Friday to set up a sub-committee tasked with monitoring the repair of the damage caused by the severe flash floods that hit villages, the fields of agriculture, forestry and water management.

The recent floods have seriously damaged several Bosnian judicial institutions, destroying files, evidence and archives.

BELGRADE - The damage that Serbia has so far suffered during the severe flash floods exceeds 0.6 percent of the gross national income (GNI), which is a requirement for assistance from the EU Solidarity Fund, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said at a meeting of international donors in Belgrade on Thursday.

COPENHAGEN - Roberto Battelli, special representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on South-East Europe, extended his condolences on Wednesday to the families of the flood victims in the Balkans and called on the international community to continue sending aid to the flood-hit citizens.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government has declared a three-day period of mourning for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday over the great loss of life and suffering caused by floods in the country.

The decision to declare the three-day mourning was made at the government session held on Tuesday.

Scale of disaster ten times greater than in region - PM

BELGRADE -- The scale of the disaster caused by the floods is ten times larger in Serbia than in other countries of the region, Tanjug quoted Aleksandar Vučić as saying.

Speaking on Tuesday, he also "expressed hope that this will not be reflected by the number of casualties."

The increasing levels of Danube river will not affect shipping, however some of the quays are at risk of being flooded, Bulgaria's Transport Minister Danail Papazov said, Tuesday.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government on Tuesday declared a three-day period of mourning for May 21-23 for the many victims of the catastrophic floods in Serbia.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said that the state of emergency declared across the country could end on Friday.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta announced on Monday that Romania is to offer food, blankets and water to people in neighbouring Serbia and to Bosnia and Herzegovina in an effort to help flood victims.

Bucharest is also to send anti-flood pumps to the affected areas.

The level of the Bulgarian stretch of the Danube river continues to rise and   flooded a fishing village near Ruse. 

According to the Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube, the level at Ruse rose by half a meter overnight and passed the 7-meter mark.