Heavy rain has hit Dalmatia
On the third day of the Mediterranean cyclone, the most unstable weather conditions affected the area of Dalmatia, and the strongest impact was recorded south of Makarska. Although during the day there were heavy thunderstorms in many parts of the region, and in some places even hail, the area of Podgora suffered the most damage. After 3 p.m. on saturday, Podgora was hit by a strong storm in which as much as 140 liters of rain fell per square meter in just over an hour. All available firefighting forces are on the ground. The floods flooded the streets, yards, basements and walkways.
The real scale of the disaster can be seen not in the videos of citizens on social networks. In one such video, muddy water gushes on the streets, while some citizens watch in disbelief what is happening. Some put bags on their feet to protect themselves from the water, and firefighters are also on the ground. One citizen recorded the moment when the torrent reached the house, broke through the glass door and continued towards the road. In the background, you can see water gushing into the cafe and gushing through the tables and chairs on the terrace. "Cars are in the sea, inventory from cafes and restaurants, road signs - in fact, everything that was in the path of the torrents ended up in the water", said a resident of Podgora in 24 hours.
According to unofficial information from Dalmacija Danas, torrents threw several cars into the sea. Unfortunately, new thunderclouds are constantly forming over the sea, over Korcula, Hvar and Pelješac, and they are heading in the direction already affected by floods. Podgora also recorded a sharp drop in air temperature, which fell from 23 to only 12 degrees. The heavy downpour that fell on Saturday afternoon in the area of Podgora, east of Makarska, caused the stream to overflow into the streets, and the water entered a large number of houses and buildings, DVD Podgora reported. The rain, which turned into a long-lasting and strong downpour, filled the streams, and the water then poured into the streets and entered a large number of houses and residential buildings, said Hina in the Podgora Voluntary Fire Company.







