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SKOPJE, Macedonia—Torrential rain and floods in the Macedonian capital have left at least 15 people dead, with six missing and 22 others sent to the hospital, police said Sunday.
Police spokeswoman Natalija Spirova Kordikj said heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms hit Skopje and its suburbs late Saturday, but didn’t specify how the victims died.
Special police, army units and firefighters have been sent to the worst-hit areas in the capital’s northern suburbs and the nearby villages of Stajkovci, Aracinovo and Smiljkovci. Hundreds of homes and vehicles have been destroyed by the floods, roads are impassable and several areas are without electricity.
Skopje Mayor Koce Trajanovski has described the situation as “the worst Skopje has ever seen.”
Police spokeswoman Natalija Spirova Kordikj said heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms hit Skopje and its suburbs late Saturday, but didn’t specify how the victims died.
Special police, army units and firefighters have been sent to the worst-hit areas in the capital’s northern suburbs and the nearby villages of Stajkovci, Aracinovo and Smiljkovci. Hundreds of homes and vehicles have been destroyed by the floods, roads are impassable and several areas are without electricity.
Skopje Mayor Koce Trajanovski has described the situation as “the worst Skopje has ever seen.”
