Armed Forces still engaged in the field
Activities of the Armed Forces to eliminate the consequences of snowfall in Dalmatia continue today, 8 February 2012.
Thus, in Vrgorac and Imotski area three CAF trucks have been engaged, which in cooperation with relevant departments, would deliver residents food and other necessities, and in Studenci area total of four machines for snow removal have been employed (1 in Slivno near Studenci, and 3 on the road Cista Provo – Studenci).
Also, this morning, eight members of the Special Operations Battalion (BSD) with two motor sledges and other personal equipment to operate in winter conditions, have been dispatched from a base in Delnice toward Šibenik-Knin County, where they will be involved in shipping supplies and for eventual extraction of ill from villages in this area.
In connection with snowfall in Dalmatia, Croatian Air Force and Air Defence prepared one helicopter in Divulje Air Base for the eventual urgent medical evacuation.