natural disasters

2012-02-02A dramatic drop in temperatures kills dozens in the Balkans.

2011-10-27A new emergency situations centre is opening in Serbia, the first of its kind in Europe.

2010-04-21PRISTINA, Kosovo -- All flights to and from the Pristina International Airport were cancelled on Tuesday (April 20th) due to volcanic ash expected to...

2010-04-20EU transport ministers began allowing limited air traffic across Europe on Tuesday. The continent's airspace is currently divided into zones, based on the amount of volcanic ash in each.

2010-04-19ATHENS, Greece -- A mission of EU and IMF experts has been forced to postpone their trip to Athens on Monday (April 19th) due to the massive cloud of...

2010-04-18REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- A massive cloud of dangerous ash from an Icelandic volcano moved southward Saturday (April 17th), forcing many countries in the...

2010-03-22Warm temperatures and high water levels are causing alarm in Ohrid.

2010-03-22SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- EUFOR personnel rescued four people who were trapped by an avalanche on Zelengora Mountain late Saturday (M...

2010-03-15SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Border police rescued two Albanian immigrants trapped on Korab Mountain on Sunday (March 14th). The search lasted more than 30 h...

2010-03-11ANKARA, Turkey -- Authorities on Wednesday (March 10th) lowered the death toll from the strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey last week, from...

2010-03-09TIRANA, Albania -- Nine illegal Albanian immigrants were arrested by Greek border police on Sunday (March 7th) after they became stuck in deep snow....

2010-03-09ATHENS, Greece -- Two earthquakes measuring 4.0 and 4.3 degrees on the Richter scale rattled central Greece early Tuesday (March 9th). The epicentres...

2010-03-08A strong earthquake strikes eastern Turkey, killing dozens of people in the province of Elazig. The village of Okcular is said to be "flattened".

2010-02-23Plans for an emergency response centre in Nis have received wide backing, though a planned role for Russia has raised some eyebrows.

2010-02-22SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Authorities are monitoring the situation after Lake Ohrid rose 14cm above the seasonal level. Transport Minister Mile Janakieski...

2010-02-22BELGRADE, Serbia -- More than 110 people in the Zajecar area were evacuated after the Beli Timok River rose to a record level as a result of snow mel...

2010-02-18BELGRADE, Serbia -- Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic opened on Wednesday (February 17th) an international conference on emergency situations, saying th...

2010-02-15In an interview with Southeast European Times, Serbian Interior Ministry Emergency Situations Sector chief Predrag Maric emphasises that the Nis project has no military component. Countries to take part will soon be announced at a Belgrade summit.

2010-02-15ATHENS, Greece -- An emergency situation was declared on Sunday (February 14th) in the northern prefecture of Evros, Greece, where severe storms push...

2010-02-01ANKARA, Turkey -- Two boys were found dead Sunday (January 31st) after being buried under an avalanche in the eastern Malatiya province. Dervis Aktas...