Photos: Flooding in Macedonia
February 27, 2013
A man carries belongings out of his flooded house in the town of Sveti Nikole, some 60 kilometers northeast from Skopje on February 26, 2013. Torrential rains in the last three days caused dozens of floods, affecting many villages and towns, and damaging crops. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A woman and a boy look at a bridge, destroyed in a flood in Kumanovo, northeast of Macedonia's capital Skopje, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Three days of heavy rain have flooded hundreds of homes in eastern and central Macedonia, destroyed at least two bridges and cut off dozens of villages, causing power cuts and shortages of drinking water. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
A man salvages machines from his house in Sveti Nikole, 60 km (37 miles) northeast from capital Skopje, February 26, 2013. One man was drowned and several hundred homes in Macedonia were flooded on Tuesday as two days of heavy rain drenched farmland and caused power outages in the Balkan country, authorities said. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
Chickens perch on a roof to escape the flood, after heavy rain in Sveti Nikole, central Macedonia, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Three days of heavy rain have flooded hundreds of homes in eastern and central Macedonia, destroyed at least two bridges and cut off dozens of villages, causing power cuts and shortages of drinking water. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Women are evacuated on a tractor in the flooded town of Sveti Nikole, some 60 kilometers northeast from Skopje on February 26, 2013. Torrential rains in the last three days caused dozens of floods, affecting many villages and towns, and damaging crops. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A man tries to save belongings from her flooded home in the town of Sveti Nikole, some 60 kilometers northeast from Skopje on February 26, 2013. Torrential rains in the last three days caused dozens of floods, affecting many villages and towns, and damaging crops. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A man carries chicken out of his flooded home in the town of Sveti Nikole, some 60 kilometers northeast from Skopje on February 26, 2013. Torrential rains in the last three days caused dozens of floods, affecting many villages and towns, and damaging crops. TOMISLAV GEORGIEV/AFP/Getty Images
A view shows a flooded garden in the village of Murtino, 180 km east of capital Skopje February 27, 2013. One man drowned and several hundred homes in Macedonia were flooded on Tuesday as two days of heavy rain drenched farmland and caused power outages in the Balkan country, authorities said. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
A farmer tries to clear the debris off his field in the village of Monospitovo, in the southeastern tip of the Republic of Macedonia on February 27, 2013. The torrential rains which in the last three days poured down on the fertile Strumica Valley inundated fields and villages, destroying or damaging crops and households. Tens of people in the region are now sheltered, as their homes were gravely damaged. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A man wades through a flooded graveyard in the village of Monospitovo, 180 km east of capital Skopje, February 27, 2013. One man drowned and several hundred homes in Macedonia were flooded on Tuesday as two days of heavy rain drenched farmland and caused power outages in the Balkan country, authorities said. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
A man stands in the living room of his flooded house in Sveti Nikole, central Macedonia, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Three days of heavy rain have flooded hundreds of homes in eastern and central Macedonia, destroyed at least two bridges and cut off dozens of villages, causing power cuts and shortages of drinking water. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
A man wipes the water from an icon, taken out of a flooded church in the village of Murtino, southeastern Macedonia, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. About 1,000 people had been evacuated due to the floods in eastern Macedonia, after three days of heavy rain. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
A man cycles through a flooded alley in the village of Murtino, in the southeastern tip of the Republic of Macedonia on February 27, 2013. The torrential rains which in the last three days poured down on the fertile Strumica Valley inundated fields and villages, destroying or damaging crops and households. Tens of people in the region are now sheltered, as their homes were gravely damaged. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A man stands knee deep in water, in the yard of his flooded house in Sveti Nikole, central Macedonia, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Extensive flooding has hit Macedonia after three days of heavy rain, leaving one man dead, bridges wiped out and homes and fields inundated Tuesday. Police said a 51-year-old man drowned in the northern town of Kumanovo after being swept away Monday while trying to cross a river. His body was discovered Tuesday by rescue crews in the mountainous Balkan nation. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
A stonecutter's workshop is seen flooded after heavy rain in Sveti Nikole, central Macedonia, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Extensive flooding has hit Macedonia after three days of heavy rain, leaving one man dead, bridges wiped out and homes and fields inundated Tuesday. Police said a 51-year-old man drowned in the northern town of Kumanovo after being swept away Monday while trying to cross a river. His body was discovered Tuesday by rescue crews in the mountainous Balkan nation. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
A woman walks through her flooded home to salvage belongings in Sveti Nikole, 60 km (37 miles) northeast from capital Skopje February 26, 2013. One man was drowned and several hundred homes in Macedonia were flooded on Tuesday as two days of heavy rain drenched farmland and caused power outages in the Balkan country, authorities said. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
A man removes furniture from a flooded house in Sveti Nikole, in central Macedonia, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Extensive flooding has hit Macedonia after three days of heavy rain, leaving one man dead, bridges wiped out and homes and fields inundated Tuesday. Police said a 51-year-old man drowned in the northern town of Kumanovo after being swept away Monday while trying to cross a river. His body was discovered Tuesday by rescue crews in the mountainous Balkan nation. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
A man carries his belongings from his flooded home in the town of Sveti Nikole, some 60 kilometers northeast from Skopje on February 26, 2013. Torrential rains in the last three days caused dozens of floods, affecting many villages and towns, and damaging crops. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A man gestures as he wades through floodwater in his house in Murtino, 180 km east of Skopje February 27, 2013. One man drowned and several hundred homes in Macedonia were flooded on Tuesday as two days of heavy rain drenched farmland and caused power outages in the Balkan country, authorities said. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
A flooded house and polytunnels cast their reflection in the water in the village of Gradosorci, southeastern Macedonia, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. About 1,000 people had been evacuated due to the floods in eastern Macedonia, after three days of heavy rain. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Macedonian Army soldiers draw water with buckets from the yard of a flooded house in Sveti Nikole, central Macedonia, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Three days of heavy rain have flooded hundreds of homes in eastern and central Macedonia, destroyed at least two bridges and cut off dozens of villages, causing power cuts and shortages of drinking water. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Two boys pretend to be playing football in the flooded schoolyard in the village of Murtino, in the southeastern tip of the Republic of Macedonia on February 27, 2013. The torrential rains which in the last three days poured down on the fertile Strumica Valley inundated fields and villages, destroying or damaging crops and households. Other parts in Eastern Macedonia had their share of flooding in the first half of the week. ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images
A man drains water out of his flooded house in Murtino, 180 km east of capital Skopje February 27, 2013. One man drowned and several hundred homes in Macedonia were flooded on Tuesday as two days of heavy rain drenched farmland and caused power outages in the Balkan country, authorities said. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski
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