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Ljubljana/Sarajevo – Slovenia has sent a unit for urban search and rescue and a unit with rescue dogs to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has been hit by severe floods in recent days. The convoy has already arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina today. The total value of the aid will amount to up to 250,000 euros, part of which will be reimbursed by the European Commission.
A convoy of 16 vehicles with 46 civil protection and rescue personnel, along with six dogs, departed from the logistics center in Rojah near Ljubljana on Sunday shortly after noon. By morning, it had already arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it will be deployed to the town of Konjic. The spokesperson for the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Darko Juka, thanked Slovenia for the assistance.
“These are truly disastrous conditions in a relatively very densely packed area, which complicates rescue efforts as there is no space for much construction and other machinery,” emphasized the Director General of the Slovenian Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, Leon Behin, at the convoy’s departure from Slovenia.
Slovenian teams will help “excavate buildings, find the living, also with dogs, or find what can be found, given the large number of still missing persons, while also cleaning and preventing further flooding.” In addition, they will already begin rehabilitating buildings, assisting in cleaning communication and utility lines, and everything else.
The total value of Slovenian aid will amount to up to 250,000 euros, and the European Commission will reimburse up to 75 percent of transport and certain operational costs of the units’ operations.
On the night of Friday, Bosnia and Herzegovina was affected by severe floods, landslides, and rockfalls due to heavy rainfall. According to the latest information, 15 people died in Donja Jablanica, and one person in Konjic. Nine people are missing in total. (October 7)
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