Sava in BiH continues to be threatened, Croatia is in danger

The water level of the Sava River in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to threaten households, while in Croatia there is an imminent flood risk.

The situation in the areas along the Sava River in Bosnia and Herzegovina is better compared to the previous days, as well as in relation to expectations, and in Croatia there was an imminent flood risk.Water is growing slightly in Gradiška, Srbac and Brod, where extraordinary flood protection measures are in force .Also, the level of water in Šamac and Orašje is on the rise.In other places, Sava is stagnating or decreasing, so an excellent situation has been eliminated in Kozarska Dubica, the water level stagnates and shows signs of decline.

Regular flood protection measures

At the Gradiška Hydrological Station, the angle of extraordinary flood protection of 153 cm was exceeded and the water level was 883 cm on Wednesday morning.In Srpac, the corner of an extraordinary flood defense is exceeded by 53 centimeters and the water level is 993 centimeters, reports Fena.There is no information about endangered human lives, nor about cut off the population, according to Civil Protection.The focus in the fight against floods is slowly moving downstream by the Sava from Brod, Samac to Semberija, where regular flood defense measures were announced on Tuesday.

The normalization of the situation in the cities and municipalities in which the watercourse has occurred has been normalized, as most of the river and river water levels are decreasing.Most of the roads flooded with water withdrew.Growth of the Adriatic basin Due to the heavy rains of the previous days, in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton there was an increase in the water level of the Adriatic river basin.The largest increase of water levels was recorded on the rivers Krupa (Karaotok), Trebižat and Buni, where regular flood protection measures are in force.

The current situation on the ground is stable and does not jeopardize the population, housing and economic facilities, while members of the Civil Protection are on the ground, continuously monitoring the water levels and crossing the coastal belt and embankments.The immediate flood hazard for settlements in the Sisak region in Croatia has passed since the waters of all rivers are in decline.According to the Croatian Waters, the Sava River upstream from Sisak, at the measuring points in Rugvica and Dubrovačak, is decreasing, and in Crnac, downstream from Sisak, the water level stagnates.

And in Jasenovac, Sava, from a record 928 centimeters, fell four centimeters last night.

Milk still in aquatic environment

However, according to the decision of the Headquarters for protection and rescue from Tuesday, the intervention teams are monitoring the state of the embankment day by day.Where the seepage of water takes place through the embankment, it is immediately intervened by the installation of foil.The water level of the pond at Šišinec, Farkašić and Sisak is also in decline.The only danger still threatens the village of Sela not far from Sisak, which endangers offshore waters from the Odran polje.Several houses in Selima are surrounded by water, but regular food and other supplies are organized for the locals.

Due to the acceptance of large amounts of water, the Odra River water level stagnates at 865 centimeters and still does not decrease.

A record of 928 inches

All night, members of the Croatian Army, Croatian Waters and members of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service carried sacks of boats to reinforce the embankments around the village of Mlake near Jasenovac, which has been in water for several days.The water around Mlaka on Tuesday was growing under the pressure of Una and Sava, and at one point the water spilled over the embankment.In the settlement there are about 50 mostly elderly people.

In this place in the Jasenovac region is the most critical, in other settlements the water level is decreasing.At present, the Sava water level is 922 centimeters and stagnates, and on Tuesday it reached a record of 928 centimeters.In the flood defense in the Sisak-Moslavina County, 236 members of the Croatian Army were hired, the Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday, Hina reported.

Thousands of firefighters on the ground

Members of the Flood of the Dedicated Organized Forces are engaged in flood defense and on the access of drinking water to the endangered area in Jasenovac, Mlaka, Košutarica and Uštica.On Tuesday, in the flood defense, 274 members of the Armed Forces with motor vehicles and machines in the area of Letovici, Brezovica and Jasenovac were hired in the same county, where they visited the embankments that were immersed in water and helped to build rabbits.

More than 1,000 firefighters are engaged in flood defense, so they assist the population in evacuation, making rabbit embankments, pumping water and transporting food and drinking water on a daily basis, the Croatian Fire Brigade said on Wednesday.The most difficult situation is in the areas of Lika-Senj and Sisak-Moslavina County, where firefighters prevent the flooding of facilities, it was stressed in a statement.

Voluntary, voluntary basis

Ivica Pocrnic, commander of DVD Perusic, says that firefighters are already helping Kosinje in the 11th day."Firefighters bring boats to aggregates in order to provide electricity from time to time, transporting people in need of medical care, as well as nursing nurses to endangered areas." In the field, they pumped water from 30 houses that entered the water and stay there until the normalization of the situation " he said.

The firefighting system in Croatia consists of 65,000 firefighters, of whom even 62,000 work on a voluntary, voluntary level, and does not receive monetary compensation for participating in the interventions, the press release reads.

• 21 Mar, 2018
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