Parts of the municipality of Novi Grad were affected by a storm in the afternoon, and torrents flooded one residential and several business premises, as well as crops.
The deputy mayor of the municipality, Bojan Lukač, told Srna that in the settlement of Ravnice, water entered one residential and two commercial buildings.
According to him, in Dobrljina, water entered two catering establishments and one company.
“Floods flooded the crops. There is drift on the roads. Currently, one-lane traffic is taking place on the section of the Novi Grad-Kostajnica highway in the section from Donji Vodičevo to Dobrljin,” he said.
Lukač says that Civil Protection teams and representatives of the local administration are on the ground, and that machines have been hired to remove sediment on local roads.
From 3:40 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., according to measurements at the meteorological station, 62 liters of rain fell per square meter.
By 5:00 p.m., torrential rains were also causing problems on roads in the city area.
Parts of the municipality of Novi Grad were also hit by a strong storm on Monday, May 20, when in the area of Ravnica, hail fell intensely for 20 minutes and caused damage to buildings and agricultural crops.
