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Emergency declared after flooding in Macedonia kills 21
Friday, August 12, 2016 1:24
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Government has declared a state of emergency after torrential rain and floods claimed lives of at least 21 people and left six others missing in Macedonia.
A storm with strong winds and flooding hit Skopje and the western parts of the country on August 6, 2016. According to the Macedonia's weather service, around 93 l/sqm fell in two hours on Skopje, which is equivalent to the average for an entire month of August.
“This is a catastrophe of unprecedented magnitude,” Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Todorov told Reuters.
Source: http://www.disaster-report.com/2016/08/skopje-macedonia-flooding-emergency.html
