Overnight floods cause heavy damage in North Macedonian village

Record ID: 1685873

  • Title: Overnight floods cause heavy damage in North Macedonian village
  • Date: 23rd August 2022
  • Summary: GJERMO, NORTH MACEDONIA (AUGUST 23, 2022) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF RUBBLE IN VILLAGE AFTER FLOOD, CARS BURIED UNDER RUBBLE (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OVER VILLAGE, RUBBLE, MOSQUE VARIOUS OF CARS BURIED UNDER RUBBLE VILLAGER STANDING OVER RUBBLE, PEOPLE AND BACKHOE LOADER IN BACKGROUND VILLAGER SEARCHING INTO RUBBLE VILLAGERS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES WORKERS NEXT TO RUBBLE VARIOUS OF CAR DAMAGED AFTER THE FLOOD RUBBLE VARIOUS OF CAR BURIED UNDER RUBBLE AFTER FLOOD RUBBLE / DAMAGED CARS MAN WITH SHOVEL CLEANING OUT MUD AND RUBBLE VARIOUS OF MEN WITH SHOVEL CLEANING OUT MUD AND RUBBLE (SOUNDBITE) (Albanian) VILLAGER, SADIK ISMAILI, SAYING: "It was a disaster, with a lot of rain, when it stopped we all came out - the whole village - to see the damage. We can do nothing, help has come from the local authorities, and two roads were cleared." WATER LEAKING MEN WEARING BOOTS, CLEANING OUT RUBBLE AND MUD (SOUNDBITE) (Albanian) VILLAGER, NEDHXAT LJATIFI, SAYING: "It was a big storm in the whole region of Polog, that storm as you can see has left a lot of stones and mud here, some cars are damaged and nearby houses were damaged. This storm has blocked the tree roads that lead to the village, here, and under the mosque." VARIOUS OF MEN WITH SHOVELS, CLEANING OUT RUBBLE AND MUD / MOSQUE MUEZZIN'S CALL TO PRAYER HEARD FROM SPEAKERS WATER LEAKING OUT OF CLEANED SPOT SHOVEL / WATER LEAKING IN THE BACKGROUND
  • Embargoed: 6th September 2022 15:52
  • Keywords: Balkans North Macedonia europe floods heavy rain rain rubble weather
  • Location: GJERMO, NORTH MACEDONIA
  • City: GJERMO, NORTH MACEDONIA
  • Country: Macedonia
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Floods
  • Reuters ID: LVA001016423082022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Overnight floods and landslides caused by storms caught North Macedonian villagers by surprise on Tuesday (August 23).
    In Gjermo, in the northern part of the country, villagers had to clean out roads taken over by mud and rubble, with the help of local authorities and a backhoe loader.
    Cars were seen buried under rubble and a villager said some houses were also damaged.
    The storm did not cause any casualties, and the roads blocked by the rubble that followed the landslides were cleared and reopened.
    Gjermo - an isolated village located in the Sharr Mountains - is one of the numerous local villages that faced floods and following storms in the last few days.
    The heavy rains combined with soil erosion caused by the recent heat wave in the Balkans resulted in favourable ground for floods and landslides.
    (Production: Ognien Teofilovski, Hedy Beloucif)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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