Bosnians bury 19 victims of devastating floods
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Reuters Hundreds of people attended prayers on Tuesday for 19 villagers who died when flash floods and landslides swept through swathes of central and southern Bosnia 10 days ago, killing at least 26 people and destroying whole villages and roads. A Bosnian man touches the coffin of his relative during a […]
At least 22 people dead in devastating floods in Bosnia
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Reuters At least 22 people have died in severe floods and landslides which wiped out whole villages across Bosnia and Herzegovina and caused huge damage to the impoverished Balkan country, officials said on Tuesday. A key transport infrastructure connecting central and southern Bosnia has been severely damaged, companies and homes submerged […]
Rescuers, villagers search for missing after Bosnia devastating floods
Buturovic Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Reuters Rescuers found another body on Monday in their search for survivors of devastating floods and landslides that swept across Bosnia three days ago, taking the death toll to at least 20. Authorities in the south-western Herzegovina-Neretva canton, which was hit hardest during the country’s deadliest floods in years, confirmed […]
Bosnian villagers sift through ruined homes after devastating flash floods
Trusina, Bosnia Reuters Women sat on the ground in tears in the Bosnian village of Trusina on Sunday as an excavator dug through the remains of their homes that were destroyed in the country’s deadliest floods in years. A flash flood swept through the Jablanica area, south-west of Sarajevo on Friday, killing at least 15 […]
Rescue teams search for missing in Bosnia’s floods
Donja Jablanica, Bosnia Reuters Rescuers dug through rubble in the village of Donja Jablanica on Saturday morning in search for people who went missing in Bosnia’s deadliest floods in years that hit the Balkan country on Friday. The cantonal government official, Darko Juka, told reporters on Saturday that after compiling all date the government concluded […]