Lajkovac

LAJKOVAC - Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic extended the government's greetings to Serbian railways workers who on Monday celebrate Railway Workers' Day, marking 130 years since the opening of the first railway service in the country, announcing that the following three years would see more than 400 km of railways overhauled, new railway tracks bu

LAJKOVAC - The Serbian government will make the decision on the extent of salary and pension cuts in the public sector within the next seven days, Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlovic announced on Monday.

BELGRADE - The rescue teams have evacuated 31,873 people from flood-hit areas in Serbia so far, while 2,260 buildings have been flooded and another 1,763 are in danger of the same fate, the Interior Ministry of Serbia said on Wednesday.

The relief efforts have included 3,564 firefighters, 847 vehicles, 429 pumps and 141 boats.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government declared a state of emergency due to flashing floods caused by heavy rain throughout the country on Thursday.

The decision was made at the request by the Republic Emergency Management Headquarters, who said this is the biggest natural disaster caused by rain in Serbia's history.

BELGRADE - Heavy rains and rising water levels in Serbian rivers caused a state of emergency in Valjevo, western Serbia, and several other municipalities on Wednesday, while 6 people were evacuated from the village of Dublje, near Valjevo.