Rescuers continue the search for the missing in Donja Jablanica after abundant precipitation and landslides in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which At least 18 people were killed., BHRT announced today.
All available forces of the Federal Administration of Civil Protection, mountain rescue services and the Administration of Civil Protection of the Republic of Srpska are on the ground. Teams from BiH, Croatia and Serbia are involved in the search, and the most difficult situation is in Jablanica, Gojnica, Kreševo and Kiseljak.
The head of the Public Relations Department of the Government of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Darko Juka, stated that 10-15 people are being sought in the area of Jablanica and Konjic.
He pointed out that road communication between Mostar and Jablanica has been established, but only for vehicles of rescue services and emergency cases, N1 writes.
"All the services are on the fields, non-stop without interruption," said Juka, adding that, along with them, there are about 300 volunteers on the field, most of them in Jablanica.
He also appealed not to go to the affected areas on your own initiative.
"Anyone who wants to help in any way should contact the operational centers of civil protection," Juka added.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCPM), and the response teams will arrive on the scene, confirmed the head of the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luigi Soreka.
People who were left homeless were accommodated in local hotels and the Jablanica Old People's Home, while the majority found accommodation with friends and relatives in apartments and houses in Jablanica and Konjic.
The water levels of the rivers are decreasing.
Serbia sent 36 rescuers "by order of the president"
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dacic he stated that, on the order of the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent 36 members of the Rescue Team from the Emergency Situations Sector with 12 vehicles to Bosnia and Herzegovina, reports Danas.
"On the order of the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and in accordance with the letter of Prime Minister Miloš Vučević, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will send 36 members of the Rescue Team from the Emergency Situations Sector with 12 vehicles, as aid, at their request, to Bosnia and Herzegovina," it says in announcement.
Assistance in engineering machines, excavators, trucks, and rescue helicopters was also offered.
As announced from Sarajevo, the rescuers will be sent to Jablanica.
"The team of rescuers leaves early in the morning at five o'clock," said Dacic.
Sources: FoNet/Danas/Fena/N1 Sarajevo
