2014 Southeast Europe floods

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The 2014 Southeast Europe floods were a catastrophic flooding disaster that severely affected several Balkan countries, causing widespread damage, displacement, and loss of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 2014 disaster
flood
cause cut-off low pressure system
extreme precipitation
prolonged heavy rainfall
coordinatedBy EU Civil Protection Mechanism
national emergency services of affected countries
countryAffected Albania
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Hungary
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
countryMostSeverelyAffected Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Serbia
damage damage to power infrastructure
damage to railways
damage to roads and bridges
damage to water supply systems
destruction of homes
widespread infrastructure damage
deadliestIn Bosnia and Herzegovina since Bosnian War
Serbia in decades
economicLossEstimate billions of euros
endTime June 2014
environmentalConsequence landslide-triggered release of landmines from Bosnian War
river pollution
soil erosion
evacuatedPeopleEstimate tens of thousands of people
followedBy long-term reconstruction efforts in affected countries
highestRecordedWaterLevelLocation Sava River at Šabac
impact agricultural losses
contamination of drinking water
economic losses
landslides
loss of human life
mass displacement of population
internationalResponse European Union humanitarian assistance
NATO disaster relief support
United Nations assistance
bilateral aid from neighboring countries
location Balkans
Southeast Europe
linked to: Balkans
mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage
notableEvent evacuation of Obrenovac in Serbia
flooding of Doboj in Bosnia and Herzegovina
flooding of Maglaj in Bosnia and Herzegovina
partOf 2014 European floods
riverAffected Bosna River
Danube River
linked to: Danube

Drina River
linked to: Drina

Kolubara River
linked to: Kolubara

Morava River
Sava River
linked to: Sava

Una River
Vrbas River
linked to: Vrbas
startTime 13 May 2014
May 2014

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Obrenovac experiencedEvent 2014 Southeast Europe floods
Municipality of Obrenovac hasNotableEvent 2014 Sava River floods
linked to: 2014 Southeast Europe floods
2014 Southeast Europe floods partOf 2014 European floods
linked to: 2014 Southeast Europe floods