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What happened, where and when?
Between 4 and 6 June 2023, ten municipalities in the Republic of Serbia (Loznica, Šabac, Babušnica, Aleksinac, Grocka, Aleksandrovac, Kuršumlija, Čačak, Brus, and Vrnjačka Banja) were hit by flash floods caused by intensive rainfall. Within the span of only three hours, the impacted areas experienced precipitation ranging from 10 to 40 litres per square metre, resulting in rapid flash floods and widespread flooding.
On 16 June 2023, the city of Belgrade, along with several other regions (Braničevski, Macvanski, Moravicki, Nisavski, Pirotski, Pomoravski, Rasinski, Raški, Šumadijski, Toplički, Zlatiborski, Pčinjski, Zaječarski), as well as the municipality of Vučitrn and the Kosovsko Mitrovački region in Kosovo and Metohija, experienced severe impacts from flash floods and floods. The overflowing of various local streams and rivers, such as Dumača, Dobrava, Mozgovačka River, Rasina, Bresnica, Bukovac, Žutaja, Vrnjačka, Lipovačka, and Rsovacka, caused extensive damage to agricultural fields and roadways.
Subsequently, between 12 and 16 June 2023, continuous heavy rainfall with precipitation ranging from 30 to 80 litres per square metre forced authorities to declare a state of emergency in the following 36 municipalities and cities: Ivanjica, Svilajnac, Paraćin, Ćuprija, Kučevo, Lazarevac, Novi Pazar, Despotovac, Lebane, Koceljeva, Varvarin, Žitorađa, Ćićevac, Jagodina, Kragujevac, Vučitrn, Lucani, Kruševac, Mladenovac, Rekovac, Vladimirci, Blace, Požega, Kraljevo, Priboj, Doljevac, Medveđa, Arilje, Vladicin Han, Kosjerić, Aranđelovac, Sokobanja, Sjenica, Boljevac, Prokuplje, and Trstenik.