Valjevo

VALJEVO - The exhibition on Valjevo during the epidemic of typhus in 1914-15, when the whole town was one big hospital, opened in the National Museum of Valjevo to honour the numerous victims of war who died during the epidemic in 1914 and 1915.

VALJEVO - The exhibition on Valjevo during the epidemic of typhoid fever in 1914-15, when the whole town was one big hospital, is to open at the National Museum of Valjevo on Thursday, April 2.

The presentation is inspired by the first-person narratives of foreigners who found themselves in Valjevo, western Serbia, at that time.

BELGRADE - The 4th world conference of young ecologists, intended for students of master and doctoral studies that focus on environment protection, has started at the Petnica Research Station, near Valjevo, with 110 participants from 26 countries.

PETNICA - The 13th regional young scientists conference "A Step into Science", gathering around 200 participants from the former Yugoslavia who presented the findings of their latest science, society and technology research, took place at the Petnica Science Center (ISP), a non-profit organization engaged in the development of science culture and education.

Japan grants EUR 3mn for rehabilitation of water facilities

BELGRADE -- The Japanese government has approved a EUR 3 million grant to Serbia to help the rehabilitation of areas affected by massive flooding that hit Serbia in May.

BELGRADE- The Japanese government has approved a EUR 3 million grant to the Serbian government to help the rehabilitation of areas affected by massive flooding that hit Serbia in May and an agreement was reached between the two governments that the funds be used for projects for rehabilitation and reconstruction of water facilities damaged by the floods, the Serbian government's media relations

BELGRADE – Serbia’s Ministry of Education seeks to include students from flood-endangered regions who are housed with their parents in reception centers in psychosocial support programs organized in them.

BELGRADE - The daily rainfall measured on Thursday is the new record in the history of rainfall monitoring, with 107.9 litres per square metre in Belgrade, 110 litres per square metre in Loznica and 108.2 litres per square metre in Valjevo, shows the report of the Republic Hydrometeorological Institute of Serbia.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government declared Thursday a state of emergency due to heavy rainfalls and floods.

The government sent a letter to the Russian government, the European Commission and the Slovenian government asking for humanitarian and technical help to address the consequences of floods, it was stated after the government's session.

BELGRADE - The system of the Serbian electric power company (EPS) is stable despite a natural disaster unprecedented in Serbia in the past 100 years, the company said on Thursday, adding that protection of staff and equipment is its priority.