A severe storm hit several cities and settlements in northeastern and eastern North Macedonia on Saturday afternoon and evening, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, thunderstorms and hail to Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka, Delchevo, Vinica, Kochani and surrounding areas. No injuries were reported in initial assessments, but the storm caused significant material damage.
In Shtip, the local self-government was forced to temporarily decommission the water filtering station, leaving the city without drinking water from 02:00 p.m. on Sunday.
“We are currently receiving water with turbidity levels above 400 NTU”, said Director of the PE Isar, Aleksandar Arsovski.