FILE PHOTO - Flooded houses are seen in Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia declared a state of emergency on Sunday in its central Kosinj valley after the Lika river flooded, cutting off road access to about 500 people and leaving some villages without electricity.
Mihael Kurtes, an official in the Perusic municipality, said the water level was rising by 5 centimetres per hour. State television reported that around 20 houses had been flooded, with others at risk.
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