Floods across BiH, some roads closed

(Patria) - Traffic on the Banja Luka-Doboj highway, in the village of Vrela, Teslić municipality, is completely suspended due to the Usora River overflowing onto the road, according to the Auto-Moto Association of Republika Srpska. Traffic is also completely suspended on the section of the regional road Tedin Han-Teslić, in the village of Kamenica, due to a landslide. Also due to a landslide, traffic is difficult, operating in one lane on the highway over the Borja pass, at the turn for Hajdučke vode.

On the Kneževo-Turbe regional road, in the villages of Borak and Imljani, landslides have been cleared and traffic is now proceeding without interruption. On the Doboj-Prnjavor regional road, in the village of Popovići, the Ukrina River threatens to overflow onto the road, but for now, this route is passable.

Due to a large amount of water in the underpass at the entrance to Žepče from the M-17 highway, traffic is suspended and diverted to alternative routes.

Due to water on the road, traffic is also suspended on the regional roads R-403a Cazin - Gata (in the village of Tržačka Raštela) and R-474 Perkovići – Novi Šeher. Traffic is difficult on the M-4.2 Cazin - Velika Kladuša highways (in the village of Ćoralići), M-14 Srbljani - Bosanska Krupa, Banja Luka - Čelinac (at the turn for Jošavka), as well as on the R-476 Čelinac - Dubrava Stara regional road (in the village of Grabovac).

Due to a major landslide, traffic is suspended on the R-473 Teslić - Tedin Han regional road in the village of Kamenica. Due to landslides on the M-4 Teslić - Banja Luka highway at the Borja mountain pass and on the R-413 Turbe - Banja Luka regional road in the villages of Borak and Imljani, traffic is slow, operating in one lane, according to the BIHAMK report.

Due to water overflowing onto the road, traffic is difficult on the Banja Luka - Čelinac highway, at the turn for Jošavka, and on the Čelinac-Dubrava Stara regional road. In the Una-Sana Canton, due to heavy rainfall, an increase in water levels of the Una, Sana, Klokot, Horljavica, and Mutnica rivers has been recorded. The Klokot river level has risen the most; Una and Sana have not yet reached critical levels. In Sanski Most today, at a session of the Civil Protection Headquarters, a state of natural disaster was declared due to forecasts that this year's floods could be worse than those that hit our country in 2014.

The situation is not much better in Cazin either, given that the water levels of the Mutnica and Korana rivers are constantly rising. The courtyard and parking lot in front of the JU Gymnasium Cazin at Mala Lisa have been flooded since last night due to heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall in Bosanska Krupa has caused a rapid rise in the Una and Krušnica rivers and water overflow in certain parts of the municipality, as well as several landslides.

The water level of the Bosna River in Doboj at 7 PM was 82.5 centimeters and is rising compared to the measurement at 11 AM when it was 15.3 centimeters, according to the Republic Hydrometeorological Institute. The regular flood defense level in Doboj is 300 centimeters, and the extraordinary level is 450 centimeters. The highest water level of the Bosna River was measured on May 15, 2014, when it was 721 centimeters.