Central Serbia

Village near Belgrade "hit by tornado"

BELGRADE -- Extreme weather is continuing in Serbia this summer, with a new round of storms hitting many areas of the country late on Wednesday.

A tornado-like storm was reported in a village near the town of Lazarevac.

BELGRADE – The Serbian emergency headquarters has lifted states of emergency in several municipalities in Serbia affected by the massive flooding in May, but they remain in effect in five most badly hit municipalities.

State of emergency remains in Obrenovac

OBRENOVAC -- Aleksandar Vučić was in Obrenovac on Monday where he said a state of emergency in this municipality would remain in force at least until next Monday.

Obrenovac was one of the worst-affected areas of Serbia during the May floods.

BELGRADE - A field hospital, which is part of the Military Medical Academy, started working in a schoolyard in Obrenovac on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense has announced.

This temporary healthcare facility will provide treatments for the citizens living in the flood-affected areas and members of the Serbian Armed Forces and Interior Ministry repairing the damage.

PM: "Criminal failures" will be investigated

PRIBOJ -- PM Aleksandar Vučić says the prosecution would initiate proceedings in cases where there were criminal offenses related to failures in the flood defense effort.

Flooded areas more stable; 30,000 evacuated

BELGRADE -- The Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) announced on Tuesday morning that so far 30,873 people have been evacuated from their homes threatened by the floods.

Did Obrenovac have to fall

Perhaps it was not possible to prevent this disastrous flooding, but there is increasing number of indications that people from Obrenovac could have been evacuated on time.

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 - Severe weather conditions, torrential rain and floods left 135,000 homes across Serbia without power, and areas in the most difficult situation are Lazarevac, Obrenovac, Valjevo, Paracin and Smederevska Palanka, the Serbian electric power company EPS released.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic visited the Belgrade municipality of Obrenovac on Friday where he said that the whole flood-stricken town will have to be evacuated.

"The situation is catastrophic and will get worse. Obviously the whole town will have to be evacuated," Vucic said.

"This hell will last for the next three months," he added.