The Buna and Nerteva rivers have flooded several settlements in the Mostar area, with water covering some houses, agricultural areas and orchards.
Due to heavy rainfall, houses and buildings in the villages of Žitomislići, Buna, Malo Polje have been flooded.
There is currently no information about injured persons, while the assessment of material damage will be known later.
The competent services are on the ground and monitoring the situation, and residents are advised to be especially careful in traffic near flooded areas.
Due to heavy rainfall, there has been a slight turbidity at the water intake of the Radobolja River source. According to the reports, according to the analyses carried out so far, the water is microbiologically safe, but due to the changed color and increased turbidity, citizens are advised to boil the water before using it.
The Buna River overflowed its bed last night and flooded a nearby road, while the activation of two landslides was recorded in the Mostar village of Cim during the day. Due to one landslide, the road to Goranci was closed, and due to another, which was activated in the evening hours, eight houses were cut off.
The Civil Protection Headquarters of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton /HNK/ warns citizens and competent institutions of the real danger of the consequences of heavy rainfall in the area of this canton in the next two days.
According to meteorological forecasts, extremely heavy rain is expected in HNK, locally over 200 liters per square meter, which can lead to flash floods, landslides and overflowing watercourses, announced the Civil Protection of HNK.
According to the data of the Agency for the Water Area of the Adriatic Sea, the hydrological station on the Radobolja River recorded a water level of 98 centimeters at 10:15 p.m. This is a level higher than the historically recorded maximum of 96 centimeters from January 2010, but there is currently no further growth.
In the Blagaj area, the “Blagaj dva” hydrological station measured the water level of the Buna River at 207 centimeters, unchanged from the previous measurement. This exceeded the previous highest recorded water level of 197 centimeters from November 2021.
At the second measuring station on the Buna, the “Buna” hydrological station, at 22:15, the water level was measured at 348 centimeters, with an increase of five centimeters. The historical maximum at this station is 356 centimeters and was recorded in December 2010.
At the Mostar hydrological station on the Neretva River, the last measurement taken at 22:00 shows a water level of 824 centimeters, unchanged from the previous state.
On the Trebižat River, the “Humac” hydrological station recorded a water level of 351 centimeters. The threshold of regular flood defense at this station is 280 centimeters, while emergency defense is planned at a level of 330 centimeters.
The highest water level in Trebižat at this station was recorded in 1968 and was 384 centimeters.
It is alarming in other Herzegovinian municipalities as well, Srna news agency writes.
