The Drina Valley: one year after the floods

Maybe you remember that last year most of northern Bosnia was flooded, with the Bosna and Drina rivers valleys hit hardest. About 1,5 million of people were affected by this disaster, 27 people died and 950.000 had to leave their homes, hardly damaged by water and mud. The total damage was more than 1 billion euro and a lot of farmlands were under water, which was a real tragedy, as people in the Bosna and Drina valleys live mostly of land. (Click here for more detailed info)
As for the Bosna valley and the towns and villages where I went short after the 2014 floods, I read that in Željezno polje (a village hardly affected by landslides) "the situation is the same" (Click here for further info).
I was told that in Doboj many shops, restaurants and pubs are still closed. Finally, they say that in Topčić Polje the situation is better (Click here for further info).
I was not there so I cannot confirm these news. I just went back to the Bijeljina area two weeks ago and I can say that I couldn't believe my eyes: thanks to the international and national aid, but thanks mostly to the hard work done by the population, everything seems quite ok, even in Velino Selo (a small village 20 km far from Bijeljina) which, in may of 2014, was declared "red zone".
What to say more? Just that I really hope the situation improves soon in Željezno polje: part of my heart's there too.

To compare the situation in the Bijeljina region look at the following pics.

Two weeks after the floods

One year after the floods

Which river are you most like and why?

All those who were born or who live on the bank of a river are assumed to spend some time on the river itself and to observe and understand its nature, its behavior, its character, in a few words its personality. As for me, I was born on the Soča (Isonzo) river and I can say that it reminds me of a young guy, active and quiet at the same time.
Instead, the river Sava reminds me of a middle-aged housewife, who spends her days preparing "pita" and gossiping with her neighbors.
Af for the river Danube, he's an old man, who likes telling stories to his grandchildren and who is proud of himself when troubadours from all over Europe sing about him.
The Neretva River is undoubtedly the reincarnation of Odysseus, an old-timey warrior who, after many years of fighting, is going to get some rest in the Adriatic sea.
Finally, the Drina river, the one that I like the most, because I identify with her: a nervous woman who cannot stay still for a minute and who, when enough is enough, burst her banks and overflows, without prior warning.
Today's winner is therefore the river Drina. But, as I spent some time on the banks of other rivers in Bosnia Hercegovina and Serbia, I wish to pay tribute to all of them. I hope you'll appreciate the pics and that you'll enjoy answering the question included in this post's title.
That's all.

A quale fiume assomigli e perché?

Suppongo che tutti coloro i quali sono nati o vivono sulla riva di un fiume passino del tempo sul fiume stesso e osservino la sua natura, il suo comportamento, il suo carattere, in breve la sua personalità. Per quanto mi riguarda, sono nata sul fiume Soča (Isonzo) e posso dire che mi ricorda un ragazzo giovane, attivo e tranquillo allo stesso tempo.
La Sava, invece, mi ricorda una casalinga di mezza età "coi fianchi larghi", che passa le sue giornate a fare la "pita" e a spettegolare con i vicini.
Il Danubio, invece, è un vecchio che ama raccontare le sue storie ai nipoti e va molto fiero di se stesso quando i trovatori di tutta Europa cantano di lui.
La Neretva è invece, indiscutibilmente, la reincarnazione di Ulisse, un guerriero d'altri tempi che, dopo anni di battaglie, va infine a riposarsi nel mare Adriatico.
Infine la Drina, il fiume che amo di più perché mi ci identifico: una donna nervosa che non riesce stare ferma un attimo e che, quando la misura è colma, rompe gli argini ed esonda, senza preavviso.
Il vincitore di oggi è perciò il fiume Drina. Ma, dato che ho passato del tempo sulle sponde di vari fiumi in Bosnia Hercegovina e in Serbia, vorrei rendere omaggio a tutti. Spero che apprezziate le foto e spero che vi divertirete nel rispondere alla domanda contenuta nel titolo.

Spring of the Bosna River (Ilidža, 2013)

The Skakavac waterfall, formed on the river Perućica (12 km from Sarajevo, 2013)

The Skakavac waterfall (ibid)

The river Drina (near Bijeljina, 2015)

The river Trebišnjica (Trebinje, 2013)

The river Janja (Bijeljina, 2015)

The River Sava (Belgrade, 2015)

The River Danube (Novi Sad, 2015)

The River Sava (Brčko, 2015)

Fishing on the river Sava (Brčko, 2015)

Somewhere, I don't know where (2013)

The river Bosna (Zavidovići, 2014)

The bridge on the Neretva (Jablanica, 2013)

Confluence of Drina and Sava Rivers (Rača, 2014)

Confluence of Sava and Danube Rivers (Belgrade, 2015)

Sunset on the Drina (near Bijeljina, 2015)

Sunset on the Sava (Belgrade, 2015)

The Danube in the night (Belgrade, 2015)