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Torrential rain and flash flooding on Wednesday afternoon in several parts of Serbia caused the death of one person, while 150 others have had to be evacuated.

Dozens of houses have been flooded.

The government's goal is to take economic growth to four percent in 2017, "which will prove that Serbia is becoming a successful country."

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said this on Wednesday, at the opening of a new Hemofarm pharmaceutical company's plant in Vrsac, northeastern Serbia.

Government of Serbia announced the construction of new wind farms, and said that it will continue to provide incentives for the renewable energy sources.

Infrastructure andTransport Minister Zorana Mihajlovic put into service on Friday a new Russian-made train that will operate along the Belgrade-Vrsac line.

Together with Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Chepurin and representatives of the Serbian and Russian rail companies, Mihajlovic traveled on the new train from Belgrade to Vrsac, in the northeast of the country.

VRSAC - Vinofest, an international wine fair that will be held for the 10th time in Vrsac, northeastern Serbia, on March 20-21, will bring together about 60 exhibitors displaying over 200 different wines and draw some 2,000 or more visitors.

One detained for damaging Albanian-owned property

BELGRADE -- MUP State Secretary Aleksandar Nikolić has said that the police arrested one person for attacking stores owned by citizens of Albanian nationality.

He added there was intensive work to identify other assailants.

Trucks on Wednesday wait 15 hours at Batrovci

BELGRADE -- Trucks and other freight vehicles leaving Serbia via the Batrovci crossing with Croatia must on Wednesday wait "around 15 hours" to cross the border.

Flood dangers subsiding, better weather next week

KOSTOLAC -- Rain continued in Kostolac and Vršac in eastern and northeastern Serbia on Friday morning, but the situation on the ground is "much better than yesterday."

Forecasters say that danger from new storms in Serbia has passed.

Storm floods power plant area, several towns

BELGRADE -- A storm that hit Serbia late on Wednesday and heavy rain that continued to fall into Thursday morning are threatening the thermal power plant Kostolac.

Vital facilities and coal mines, as well as the nearby town in eastern Serbia, are all in danger from torrential flooding, said reports.