Floods From Lake Bajer Swamp Homes in Fužine, Croatia

Heavy rain that had fallen for three days over Croatia's Gorski Kotar region overflowed Lake Bajer in the town of Fužine overnight into Nov. 13, 2026, Croatian news outlet Index.hr reported. The flooding reached homes, basements and a dog shelter in the nearby village of Lič.

Firefighters from the volunteer brigade DVD Fužine worked through the night pumping water from houses and basements and placing sandbag-style barriers to hold back further flooding. Citing DVD Fužine, the outlet said crews spent 15 hours on continuous call-outs, with more possible because the rain had not stopped. At 10:40 p.m., firefighters were still in the field despite rain, cold and wind, Index.hr said.

Croatian outlet Novi list reported that roads also flooded around Fužine and that all of the municipality's volunteer fire brigades remained in the field placing sandbag-style barriers to keep the Ličanka river from breaching its banks. The brigades were also pumping out basements, cellars and houses, Novi list said, citing a Facebook post from DVD Fužine.