Several counties in Croatia have been grappling with flooding after heavy rainfall since 12 May 2023, prompting authorities to take urgent measures to mitigate the situation. Temporary flood barriers and…
At least one person died and dozens of homes were damaged after heavy rain caused flash flooding, landslides and rivers to overflow in northern areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina and parts of…
Police in Croatia report one person died in flash floods in the port city of Rijeka after torrential rain on 28 September 2022. Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (DHMZ) said…
Storms brought strong winds, heavy rain and flash flooding to parts of Europe since last week. One weather-related fatality was reported in Germany. As reported earlier, flash flooding affected parts…
Parts of Serbia and Croatia were hit by heavy rain on 23 June, 2019, causing flash flooding. Croatia In Croatia, the country’s civil protection directorate (Ravnateljstvo civilne zaštite) said that…
The same weather system that caused flooding and landslides in northern Italy has also affected parts of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatia Strong winds of up to 70 km/h…
The Greek island of Crete has experienced torrential rainfall and flooding for the second time in 7 days. Some areas of the island have now recorded over 1 metre of…
At least 11 people have died in Italy after storms and severe weather swept across parts of southern Europe, bringing strong winds, rough seas and heavy rain. Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia,…
Venice has been at hazard from rising seas for years. But so now are almost all historic sites near Mediterranean coasts, a survey finds. Report by Tim Radford for Climate…
A storm brought record rainfall and flooding to the historic city of Dubrovnik in Croatia on 02 October, 2018. According to Croatian public broadcaster HRT, 259.2 mm of rain fell…
Rain and melting snow have caused flooding and landslides in Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina over the last few days. Croatia Croatia’s State Protection and Rescue Administration (Državna uprava za zaštitu…
Damage to vulnerable infrastructure caused by climate hazards could triple by the 2020s and rise over ten-fold by the end of the century. LONDON, 1 December, 2017 – Europeans need…
Torrential rainfall of almost 280 mm in 24 hours fell in Zadar, Croatia, causing damaging floods in the city. Many roads schools and hospitals in Zadar were closed as a…
The European Commission (EC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched an initiative to increase disaster prevention in cities across seven countries and territories in the Western Balkans.…
Disastrous floods in the Balkans two years ago are likely linked to the temporary slowdown of giant airstreams, scientists found. These wind patterns, circling the globe in the form of…
The Serbian Interior Ministry declared an emergency situation on Monday 7 March 2016, after floods hit the municipalities of Čačak, Lucani and Arilje in central and eastern Serbia. Areas of…
