Dear All

the Cb-Tram results for this flooding event are now available at

portal.drihm.eu:8080/liferay-portal-6.1..../guest/cb-tram-model

In the first phase of the event, say around 12 UTC on may 14th, convective activity was present on the Balkans region, especially on the sourthern portion of Serbia



Conversely two days after the convection was mainly active on the Carpatian Alps as suggested by a snapshot showing at 1345 UTC the High Resolution Visible (HRV) image with superimposed detected cells:



this image seems to suggest that the cloud system active on Serbia in the later stage of the flooding event was mainly stratiform in nature

More later

Antonio

Hi All,

I noticed that there is already quite comprehensive wikipedia article describing the event:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Southeast_Europe_floods

Do we have anything to add to the article?

Dear Matti,

about this question i think we need to follow the advise of Serbian colleagues, in particular of Dr. Vladimir Dimitrijevic, Head of Division for Computer Resources and Database Management
Republic hydrometeorological service of Serbia.

We want to provide there valuable comments but in a way consistent with the operational duties and responsabilities of RHMSS in the area.

Thanks

All the best

Antonio

Here a new update from reliefweb

reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/...vaWaterRecession.pdf

"In the main map we show a superposition of the floodwaters detected by MODIS on 22 and 29 May, with the most recent (purple) on top. It is easy to observe the significant recession (at least according to the satellite image) of floodwaters in the Bosnian districts of Domaljevac and Samac; on the other hand, waters seem stagnant (in extent) in the areas NW of the city of Brcko and north of Bijeljina. Flood extent seems steady also in Serbia, in the worst-hit area between Sabac and Obrenovac along the Sava.

• BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: As of 30 May the rescue operations have stopped and the Recovery phase has started. Around 20 000 people remain displaced, with 1 300 of them in 28 collective centres. Number of casualties is still unofficially 23.
Priority needs include cleaning up of animal carcasses posing health risks, hygiene and food for the displaced, managing the displaced landmines and UXO and aiding the hardly-hit agricultural sector (ECHO).

• SERBIA: Stagnation of waters along the Danube and the Sava, several cities still severely affected. Many roads are still closed by landslides and critical infrastructure is compromised.
Agricultural losses in the flooded area are widespread (UN OCHA)."

Kindly provided by the reliefweb website:

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Flood Disaster Situation Report, 3rd June 2014

reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/...ort%2003June2014.pdf

Key aspects: additional comments and ideas from Serbian colleagues would be helpful and interesting for the audience

"HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES:

• Reported increase in the number of landlides in Tuzla Canton (Kalesija, Gradačac) and in RS in Bratunac municipality;

• The Federal and the RS meteorological Institute report that the weather conditions will be getting better and temperatures will be rising;

• Federal and Republic of Srpska Hydrological Report indicates that water levels are in most locations going down, some areas are still flooded.

• UNICEF is continuing to collect data on WASH from its partners; UNICEF will be hosting the 2nd coordination meeting on Wednesday 4 May 2014 at 10AM in UN House.

• In many locations water systems have been re-established, water is still not potable in most areas;

• Epidemiological situation is stable and no outbreaks have been reported in flood-stricken areas.

• Doboj, Maglaj, Olovo, Una-Sana Canton and Posavina regions at the basin of Bosna, Krivaja and Usora rivers have been identified as mine and UXOs suspected areas;

• Number of persons accommodated in temporary accommodation facilities is 1384: number of temporary accommodation facilities reported to be 42"

No official estimates of damage till now. Every day in the media of public communication appear preliminary assessment. It is good to wait official assessment by the end of the month.

Where the greatest damage?
In this moment we can say that the greatest damage is:

Infrastructure
- Roads, bridges, railways
- Substations, transmission lines, TPP "Kolubara B", Mining Basin "Kolubara"
- The house, the entire household
- Water supply facilities

Agriculture
- Wheat, corn, soy, sunflower
- Blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples, plums
- Vegetables
- Poultry, swine, cattle

Financial damage
- Reduced electricity production and export
- Lost earning companies
- Help those in need

Good to see next web:

rs.one.un.org/

reliefweb.int/disaster/ff-2014-000059-srb

www.ebrd.com/pages/news/press/2014/140529a.shtml

www.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/vest.php?id=101631

www.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/vest.php?id=101662

Vladimir