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Low Danube reveals sunken World War Two ships in Serbia, Hungary

September 11, 2024138 Views

The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the River Danube during World War Two have emerged near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August that saw the river's water level drop. Four vessels dating from before 1950 have also come to light in Hungary's Danube-Drava National Park near Mohacs, where the Danube's water level stood at only 1.5 metres on Tuesday, the lingering effect of severe heat waves and persistent drought in July and August. A drone view shows a shipwreck in the river Danube due to a severe drought near Mohacs, Hungary, September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Marton Monus The vessels revealed in Prahovo were among hundreds scuttled along the Danube by Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet fo...

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Snow and winter storms cut power, disrupt traffic across the Balkans

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February 5, 2023642 Views

Gale-force winds and snow storms closed roads and left more than 25,000 households in Serbia without power on Sunday, while fallen trees disrupted traffic in neighbouring Croatia and Montenegro. In Croatia, a red alert was issued for the regions along the Adriatic coast due to north winds estimated to reach 130 km per hour. Skiers enjoy the snow on Jahorina mountain near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Authorities in Montenegro's coastal town of Budva warned citizens to stay indoor after strong wind on Saturday destroyed a school roof, brought down trees and lamp posts, sank a tourist boat and disrupted traffic along the coast. More than 250 km of local roads in mountainous southeastern Serbia were closed due to snowdrifts reaching two met...

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US bound Indians come calling to Serbia for ‘quarantine tourism’

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August 3, 2021999 Views

Serbia is benefiting from COVID-19 'quarantine tourism' as thousands of Indians make a two-week stopover on the way to other countries. India has registered more coronavirus cases than any other country except the United States. Its citizens are barred from entering many countries during the pandemic unless they spend two weeks in another country en route. FILE PHOTO: People enjoy sunset at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia. REUTERS/Marko Djurica Serbia has become a popular stopover destination for Indians because it offers them visa-free entry if they have been vaccinated and test negative for the virus. They are also required to spend at least the first seven days of their stay in Serbia in isolation, depending from conditions set by their destination countries. Th...