Landslide hits road near Jablanica as Herzegovina rain alert raised
Authorities raised the alert level in Herzegovina after heavy rain triggered a landslide on the M-17 highway near Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Authorities in Herzegovina raised their alert level after heavy rain triggered a landslide on the M-17 highway near Jablanica on Wednesday evening, close to the Zdrava Voda restaurant, the civil protection operations centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton said. Emergency crews inspected the road through the evening.
Civil protection teams also patrolled the at-risk areas of Donja Jablanica, Zlate, Mirke and Civelj later on Wednesday night amid fears of new flash floods, the canton's operations centre said.
The measures followed an orange rainfall warning issued by Bosnia's Federal Hydrometeorological Institute, which forecast 30 to 60 litres of rain per square metre, and locally up to 120 litres in eastern, south-eastern and northern Herzegovina. Jablanica's civil and fire protection service had already warned residents of the risk of rapidly rising water levels, flash flooding, flooded buildings and roads, and power and water cuts.
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What we know
- Official · Herzegovina-Neretva Canton's civil protection centre A landslide was recorded on the M-17 highway near Jablanica after heavy rain, prompting authorities to raise the alert level, the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton's civil protection centre said.
- 2+ outlets · Srpskainfo, Klix.ba +2 Civil protection teams patrolled at-risk areas around Jablanica overnight amid fears of new flash floods.
- 2+ outlets · Srpskainfo, Klix.ba +2 Bosnia's Federal Hydrometeorological Institute had issued an orange rainfall warning forecasting up to 120 litres per square metre locally.
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The Adriatic Sea river basin agency also warned of possible flooding from smaller rivers in the Neretva and Tihaljina-Mlade-Trebižat basins, and local authorities urged residents in areas previously hit by floods and landslides to clear drainage channels and avoid riverside areas.
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Reported by 4 reports from 4 independent outlets in 1 countries.
- Srpskainfo: Hercegovinu pogodile obilne padavine, odron kod Jablanice: Strahuje se od novih bujica i poplava
- Klix.ba: Zbog obilnih padavina u Hercegovini podignut stepen pripravnosti, u Jablanici zabilježen odron na M-17
- Dnevni avaz: Obilne padavine u Hercegovini: Zabilježen odron kod Jablanice, službe u pripravnosti zbog opasnosti od bujica
- FENA: Zbog padalina u Hercegovini podignut stupanj pripravnosti, u Jablanici zabilježen odron na M-17
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Questions and answers
- What happened near Jablanica?
- Heavy rain triggered a landslide on the M-17 highway, prompting Herzegovina authorities to raise their alert level.
- Were there any casualties?
- None were reported.
- What warning is in place?
- An orange rainfall warning from Bosnia's Federal Hydrometeorological Institute, forecasting up to 120 litres of rain per square metre in parts of Herzegovina.
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