The victims' bodies were found on Sunday morning after the storm passed Several people are still missing..
Some of the victims drowned in the cars parts of the city's ring road were swept away in the floods; dragging cars into nearby fields.
Three-and-half inches (93mm) of the rain fell in Skopje in the storm- more than average for the whole august.
The water level reached as high as five feet (1.5metres) in some of the affected areas, reports says
Many homes remain flooded and without electricity, some are reported to have collapsed.
The authorities have declared a crisis situation in Skopje and Tetovo for the next 15days, the Macedonian Information Agency said
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