44 people died because of floods in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

Tens of thousands of people in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina had to leave their homes after a record rain, turning the Sava River into a fast-flowing stream, causing the worst flood here in more than a century .

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Local officials said on May 18 that at least 44 people were killed, many towns were still isolated due to floodwaters. Floodwaters have caused more than 3,000 landslides in the Balkans, devastating many towns and villages.

In Bosnia-Herzegovina, heavy rains last for 3 days with rainfall equal to 3 months, causing at least 2,100 landslides. Thousands of landmines and UXO left over in the 1992-1995 war in this country are at risk of being swept up, and may even follow floodwaters to many parts of Southern Europe.

About 10,000 people were evacuated from the most severely affected areas in the north, however, in many other places, including the town of Samac, hundreds of people were still waiting to be rescued.

Evacuate people in the flooded area in the town of Obrenovac, about 40km west of the capital Belgrad on May 16.(Source: THX / VNA)

As many as 20 out of 27 people killed in Bosnia-Herzegovina are in Doboj city while across the Sava River, in the Republic of Serbia, only in the city of Obrenovac, 30km north of the Serbian capital Belgrade, has 12 deaths were found, bringing the number of deaths in Serbia to 16. More than 20,000 Serbs were evacuated.

In the capital Belgrade, dozens of schools and sports centers have become shelters for people who have to leave their homes due to flooding.

The river Mlava, one of the southern tributaries of the Danube, broke its bank, causing a level 2 flood warning, threatening to flood the Drmno mine and Kostolac B power plant, 90 kilometers east of Belgrade, possibly a picture. seriously affected the power production of the plant, which supplies electricity to one third of the country's population.

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said a state of emergency released on May 15 will not end soon when the flood situation in the Sava River is still serious. Mr. Vucic also worried that the number of deaths could increase.

Croatia also confirmed a case of death, when most of the eastern part of the country was submerged in flood waters.

Humanitarian relief, technical equipment and rescue teams from Russia, the European Union (EU), the United States and neighboring Montenegro and Macedonia have been implemented to support countries heavily affected. of the flood mentioned above.