Houses endangered in Prijedor, car swept away by water, driver barely escaped

(Patria) - A real drama unfolded today in front of the eyes of desperate residents in Mahmuta Bušatlije Street in Prijedor. Namely, the water, which reached almost to their front doors, or as they desperately say "up to their necks", at one point swept away a Golf car and its driver.

"It all happened half an hour ago in Mahmuta Bušatlije Street in the Gomjenica settlement of Prijedor. The young man in the Golf that was swept away almost perished before our eyes! He barely got out with our help, and the Golf 5 is in the water," testified a resident to "Nezavisne novine", who is currently afraid that the water will enter her house.

Drama u prijedorskom naselju Gomjenica: Voda povukla golfa, vozač jedna izašao pic.twitter.com/gudBWelWku

— Nezavisne novine (@NezavisneBL) March 28, 2026

She testifies that the same thing happens every year.

"City authorities are not reacting to our problem, the water is at the entrance! It's useless to call them to bring pumps or an excavator to dig," she adds, stating that the residents don't know what to do, that they have called and appealed, but that help is not arriving.

The seriousness of the situation is also shown by the fact that the water swept away the car and that the young man barely escaped alive.

"The water is almost in the house, nobody is coming out to help," say the desperate residents, adding that the rain is still falling and night is approaching.