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Two pensioners on the couch, a lighted candle on the table

The village of Korenita, Serbia, 2026

12.January 2026 KS

Life in a snowy village without electricity: "I don't remember something like this in my whole life"

While the temperature drops into the deep minus, the inhabitants of the village of Korenita spend their days and nights in the dark, under candles. What happened to them, even the older ones never experienced

New rainfall makes access to power lines difficult

Emergency situation

12.January 2026 B. B.

Emergency situation in 10 municipalities, floods are not expected

A state of emergency was declared in Lučani, Loznica, Valjevo, Osečina, Mali Zvornik, Krupanje, Prijepolje, Majdanpek, Sjenica and Ivanjica, and it was lifted in Vladimirci. The hydrological situation is favorable and no floods are expected

Weather disaster

11.January 2026 BM

Serbia under snow and ice: Ivanjica without electricity, emergency situation in 11 municipalities

Waves of snow, ice and low temperatures affected most of Serbia, while a state of emergency was declared in 11 municipalities. Residents of Ivanjica say that they have been without electricity since yesterday, although Elektrodistribucija Srbije announced that the fault has been fixed. -14 degrees was measured on Kopaonik, and as much as 40 centimeters of snow in Sjenica

Weather (un)opportunities

06.January 2026 KS

Sudden snow in January: Where all of Serbia declared a state of emergency

Warnings of freezing rain, traffic disruptions, snow are coming... Were we surprised by the snow in January and where was the state of emergency declared?

Weather disasters

07.October 2025 IN THE

Snowy and without electricity: The state of emergency is still ongoing in Ivanjica, Crno Trava and Medveđa

Although the state of emergency has been lifted in Arilje, it is still in effect in Ivanjica, Crna Trava, Medveđa and Nova Varoša. RTS reports that several thousand households are without electricity for the fifth day due to the snow that tore the grid and felled trees. Crews are constantly on the ground, but the weather makes work difficult

Emergency situation

10.July 2025 IN THE

Due to the fire, the Government declared a state of emergency in five cities and 11 municipalities

After a wave of fires that ravaged several parts of Serbia, leaving behind burned homes and damaged infrastructure, the Government declared a state of emergency and launched a state aid program for reconstruction

Vodosnabdevanje

18.August 2024 S.Ć.

Drought: Disaster in "Serbian Tuscany"

A state of emergency was declared in seven villages of the municipality of Topola due to the extremely unfavorable hydrological situation that has been going on for months. There is no capacity even for restrictive water supply to rural settlements

As a result of climate extremes from 2001 to 2024, Serbia suffered damages in the amount of over 10 billion euros. If the drought in 2025 is added to that, the amount of damage over the last 25 years is at least 12 billion euros.

Consequences of high temperatures

13.August 2024 IN THE

Threatened water supply: State of emergency declared in Sjenica due to drought

In the municipality of Sjenica, due to high temperatures and drought, the leadership declared a state of emergency. Due to financial problems, they cannot cope with this natural calamity alone

Emergency situation in Užice

17.May 2024. MJ/N1

Waste from Čačak is disposed of in Kraljevo due to the closure of the landfill in Užice

Čačak will dispose of municipal waste at the landfill near Kraljevo until the regional landfill "Duboko" near Užice, where waste has been dumped for years, is reopened after the remediation of the consequences of the ongoing fire.

Floods in Eastern Serbia

03.May 2024. MJ

In Svrljiig, the situation is stabilizing after the floods

After the overflow of torrential streams and rivers in Svrljig, the situation in the territory of that municipality is stabilizing, and the water level is falling, it was confirmed by the Emergency Management in Niš

Serbia

16.June 2023 Z.S.

Floods: State of emergency in 42 municipalities, the second part of the bridge near Kraljevo also collapsed

Rescue services are on the ground, 55 people have been evacuated since this morning. The water washed away the bridge on the Ibar highway in Adrane near Kraljevo, and part of the highway to Čačak is interrupted. Director of JP "Srbijavode" Goran Puzović stated that the situation is currently most critical in Jagodina, Trstenik, Brus, Kosjerić, Sokobanja where the rivers overflowed, and that the wave is moving towards Kuršumlija, Prokuplje and Doljevac