The Civil Protection Headquarters of the Municipality of Stari Grad Sarajevo spent all day Saturday talking with residents of Sirokaca, a neighborhood in Stari Grad, which needs to be evacuated following an order by the Cantonal Civil Protection Headquarters.

After activities in the field, Irfan Cengic, the commander of the Municipal Civil Protection Headquarters, held a meeting with the service, the local community council, and the director of the Cantonal Civil Protection to plan the next steps.

“As I mentioned yesterday, due to the untimely issuing of the evacuation order that caused panic, everyone initially refused evacuation. Today, some people have agreed to evacuate, provided changes to the accommodation plan are made, which we will discuss in the coming days. The priority is to implement urgent measures already determined, complete the project for the permanent landslide stabilization located in Republika Srpska, and ensure that all relevant parties contribute to solving this issue,” said Cengic.

Mayor Cengic also announced plans to meet next week with the mayor of the Municipality of Istočni Stari Grad and relevant institutions from Republika Srpska to start implementing urgent measures ordered by the authorities of that entity.

“We again urge the Inter-Entity Council to get involved in addressing this environmental problem, which could become a disaster for human lives,” stated the Municipality of Stari Grad.