People are seen in the flooded village of Shipkovitsa, near the town of Tetovo. Four people, including a seven-year-old child, were killed and one person is still missing after heavy rain caused flash floods and mudslides in several villages in western Macedonia, police said.

AFP
Skopje

A storm in northwestern Macedonia left at least four people dead, including three children, and injured 16 others, government said yesterday.
The torrential rain and strong winds that swept Tetovo town late on Monday uprooted trees and caused flooding.
The victims – an 83-year old and three children aged a year and a half, seven and 14 – were killed when a torrent of water and mud came cascading down a nearby mountain.
A six-year-old girl and an adult were said to be missing after the storm.
Streets in some parts of the town were still submerged in mud, fallen trees and debris yesterday, television footage showed.
Some 200 houses were damaged as well as several roads, bridges and many vehicles remained buried, Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Peshevski told a news conference after an emergency government session to discuss the situation.
The government declared today and tomorrow as days of mourning in Tetovo.


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