PHOTOS: Record flooding in the Balkans
May 17, 2014
A man stands near house damaged by flooding and landslides in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956664 )
Bosnian soldiers repair mine warning signs in fields near the banks of the river Bosnia which flooded near the town of Visoko, 30 km north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday May 20, 2014. At least two dozen people have died and tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. But in addition to the usual dangers, the flooding has unearthed land mines left over from Bosnia's 1992-95 war and washed away the signs that marked them. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
People ride a tractor among houses damaged by flooding and landslides in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956704 )
A police vehicle drives through flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Balkans Floods )
A Bosnian soldier searches for mines in fields near the banks of the river Bosnia which were flooded, near the town of Visoko 30 km north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday May 20, 2014. At least two dozen people have died and tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. But in addition to the usual dangers, the flooding has unearthed landmines left over from Bosnia's 1992-95 war and washed away the signs that marked them. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
A dead cow is towed away to taken by the Bosnian military from a farm near the Bosnian town of Bosanski Samac along river Sava, 200 kms north of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. A new calamity emerged Tuesday in the flood-hit Balkans even as emergency workers battled overflowing rivers and evacuated thousands: tons of drowned livestock were posing a health hazard. With the rainfall stopping and temperatures rising, the withdrawing floodwaters revealed a harrowing sight: thousands of dead cows, pigs, sheep, dogs and other animals that were left behind after their panicked owners fled rapidly advancing torrents. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) ( Bosnia Balkan Floods )
Serbian, left and Montenegro police cars drive through flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Balkans Floods )
Bosnian soldiers repair mine warning signs and search for mines in fields near the banks of the river Bosnia which flooded near the town of Visoko, 30 km north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday May 20, 2014. At least two dozen people have died and tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. But in addition to the usual dangers, the flooding has unearthed landmines left over from Bosnia's 1992-95 war and washed away the signs that marked them. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
Flood victim Pavlovic Oksana stands on the front porch of her house, damaged by flooding and landslide, in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529957270 )
A man pulls a carpet from flood waters in his house in the town of Svilajnac, 120 kilometers south of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014. The Balkans were on alert Tuesday as swollen rivers were due to reach new peaks after days of devastating floods and landslides that have claimed at least 49 lives. AFP PHOTO / SASA DJORDJEVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956817 )
Bosnian mine clearance experts search a field after flood waters receded from the village of Cekrekcije, near Sarajevo, on May 20, 2014. The river Bosna flooded entire agricultural fields and several urban areas along its flow, during the weekend's rainfall, which also caused landslides. The number of remaining land mines and entire land mine fields in Bosnia is not precise but authorities fear that they might have shifted during the flooding and due to landslides countrywide. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529954181 )
A man clears mud from his front yard in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after it was hit with floods and landslides, cutting the western Serbian town off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. At least 49 people have been killed already by the worst floods in central Europe for a century and more than 1.6 million people have been hit as the river Sava and its tributaries have burst their banks, inundating tens of thousands of hectares of farmland and destroying houses and buildings. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956416 )
A man stands near his house damaged by flooding and landslide in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529957275 )
A man walks out from his mud covered front yard in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after it was hit with floods and landslides, cutting the western Serbian town off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956392 )
A man walk on mud as he carries personal belongings out from his flooded house in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after it was hit with floods and landslides, cutting the western Serbian town off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956434 )
People walk along a collapsed road damaged by flooding in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956634 )
A man walks through a mud covered room in his flooded house in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers southwest of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956521 )
A man walks past a house damaged by flooding and landslide in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956656 )
A couple looks at their house damaged by flooding and landslides in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956687 )
A woman washes plates after floods hit her house in the town of Svilajnac, 120 kilometers south of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014. The Balkans were on alert Tuesday as swollen rivers were due to reach new peaks after days of devastating floods and landslides that have claimed at least 49 lives. AFP PHOTO / SASA DJORDJEVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956818 )
A man rides a bicycle through flooded streets of Svilajnac, 120 kilometers south of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014. The Balkans were on alert Tuesday as swollen rivers were due to reach new peaks after days of devastating floods and landslides that have claimed at least 49 lives. AFP PHOTO / SASA DJORDJEVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529956814 )
A woman sits on a chair as she rests next to furniture in her mud covered back yard in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after it was hit with floods and landslides, cutting the western Serbian town off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529957263 )
A child jumps over water near a house damaged by flooding and landslides in Krupanj, some 130 kilometers south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529957274 )
A woman wearing protective gear sorts personal belongings outside her flooded house in Krupanj, some 130 kilometres south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529957265 )
A flooded area is seen in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo) ( Serbia Balkans Floods )
A flooded area is seen in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo) ( APTOPIX Serbia Balkans Floods )
A flooded area is seen in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo) ( Serbia Balkans Floods )
Helicopter pilots check a map of the flooded town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 19, 2014. The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall wreaked havoc across the central European region. AFP PHOTO / ALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529930281 )
Aerial view shows the flooded town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 19, 2014. The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall wreaked havoc across the central European region. AFP PHOTO / ALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529930454 )
A man rides on a bulldozer through flooded streets of the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometres west of Belgrade, on May 19, 2014. The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall wreaked havoc across the central European region. AFP PHOTO / ALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529930497 )
This image taken on taken Sunday, May 18, 2014 and made available by the Bosnia Army shows an aerial view of the flooded area near the Bosnian town of Brcko along the river Sava, 200 kms north of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Three months' worth of rain fell on the Balkan region in three days, producing the worst floods since rainfall measurements began 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Bosnia Army) ( Balkans Floods )
Heavy machinery is used to clean streets in the village of Topcic Polje, that was damaged in a landslide, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, on Monday May 19, 2014. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Balkans Floods )
Volunteers help to clean the village of Topcic Polje, that was damaged by a landslide, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, on Monday May 19, 2014. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
Two men trying to restart their van stuck in a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( APTOPIX Serbia Balkan Floods )
Heavy machinery is used to clean streets in the village of Topcic Polje, that was damaged by a landslide, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, on Monday May 19, 2014. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
A military amphibious vehicle drives through street where flood waters are retreating in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
Buildings are reflected in a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
Volunteers and police officers pass sandbags to reinforce the bank of the river Sava near Sabac, 100 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 19, 2014. The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall wreaked havoc across the central European region. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529926003 )
People ride on tractor in a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
People drive a tractor and bulldozer in a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Balkan Floods )
A volunteer carries water for residents in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
A man helps to elderly man in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( APTOPIX Serbia Balkan Floods )
Volunteers carry food for residents in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
Ramiz Skopljak, 65, walks where his house once stood and was swept by the river last week in the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, on Monday May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
A severely damaged car stands in a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Balkan Floods )
Bosnian people evacuated from her flooded home takes shelter at a sports center in the northern Bosnian town of Odzak 240 kms north of Sarajevo, on Monday May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) ( Balkans Floods )
This image taken on taken Sunday, May 18, 2014 and made available by the Bosnia Army shows an aerial view of the flooded area near the Bosnian town of Brcko along the river Sava, 200 kms north of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Three months' worth of rain fell on the Balkan region in three days, producing the worst floods since rainfall measurements began 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Bosnia Army) ( Balkans Floods )
Houses reflected in a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Balkans Floods )
Houses reflected in a flooded area in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
A Bosnian man observes as workers use heavy machinery to clear earth from a landslide in the flooded village of Nemila in the municipality of Zenica, central Bosnia, on May 19, 2014, after the river Bosna flooded entire agricultural fields and several urban areas along its flow during the weekend's rainfall. Thousands crammed into boats and army trucks as they fled their homes in Serbia and Bosnia on MAy 18 after record rainfalls. Officials say the disaster has killed at least 44 people so far. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529924667 )
Workers use a backhoe and a bulldozer to clear the earth after a landslide in the flooded village of Topcic Polje, near the northern Bosnian city of Doboj, on May 19, 2014, after the river Bosna flooded entire agricultural fields and several urban areas along its flow during the weekend's rainfall, which also caused landslides. Thousands crammed into boats and army trucks as they fled their homes in Serbia and Bosnia on MAy 18 after record rainfalls. Officials say the disaster has killed at least 44 people so far. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529924826 )
Women stand on the shovel of a bulldozer as a worker helps them reach their homes while clearing the earth from a landslide in the flooded village of Topcic Polje, near the northern Bosnian city of Doboj, on May 19, 2014, after the river Bosna flooded entire agricultural fields and several urban areas along its flow during the weekend's rainfall, which also caused landslides. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529925097 )
A worker uses a bulldozer to clear the earth after a landslide in the flooded village of Topcic Polje, near the northern Bosnian city of Doboj, on May 19, 2014, after the river Bosna flooded entire agricultural fields and several urban areas along its flow during the weekend's rainfall, which also caused landslides. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529924888 )
Volunteers and police officers pass sandbags to reinforce the bank of the river Sava near Sabac, 100 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 19, 2014. The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall wreaked havoc across the central European region. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529925743 )
Bosnian power company workers are helped by locals while running a power cable across the river Bosna to restore electrical power to the flooded village of Nemila in the municipality of Zenica, central Bosnia, on May 19, 2014, after the river Bosna flooded entire agricultural fields and several urban areas along its flow during the weekend's rainfall. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC /AFP/Getty Images ( 529924557 )
Locals clear the earth from a home after a landslide in the flooded village of Topcic Polje, near the northern Bosnian city of Doboj, on May 19, 2014, after the river Bosna flooded entire agricultural fields and several urban areas along its flow during the weekend's rainfall, which also caused landslides. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images ( 529925065 )
A group of people wait for their evacuation from their flooded house in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said on Saturday. (ALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529856129 )
People evacuated from their flooded houses ride in a army truck in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said on Saturday. In Serbia, "rescuers have started recovering dead bodies from flooded areas, but we will not make the number public before the complete withdrawal of the water," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told reporters. More than 15,000 people have been evacuated from a number of towns throughout Serbia, hit by what Vucic called "a horrible natural catastrophe." (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529850431 )
Serbian police officers carry an old woman out of military helicopter during flood evacuation from Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade Serbia, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Record flooding in the Balkans leaves at least 20 people dead in Serbia and Bosnia and is forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. Meteorologists say the flooding is the worst since records began 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
People evacuated from their flooded houses cross a bridge in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said today. In Serbia, "rescuers have started recovering dead bodies from flooded areas, but we will not make the number public before the complete withdrawal of the water," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told reporters. More than 15,000 people have been evacuated from a number of towns throughout Serbia, hit by what Vucic called "a horrible natural catastrophe." (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529850588 )
People look out of the police truck during their flood evacuation from Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade Serbia, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Record flooding in the Balkans leaves at least 20 people dead in Serbia and Bosnia and is forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. Meteorologists say the flooding is the worst since records began 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
A child, evacuated from his flooded house, looks on as he rides in a army truck in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said on Saturday. In Serbia, "rescuers have started recovering dead bodies from flooded areas, but we will not make the number public before the complete withdrawal of the water," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told reporters. More than 15,000 people have been evacuated from a number of towns throughout Serbia, hit by what Vucic called "a horrible natural catastrophe." (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529850512 )
A man carries a dog after after they have been evacuated from their flooded house in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said today. In Serbia, "rescuers have started recovering dead bodies from flooded areas, but we will not make the number public before the complete withdrawal of the water," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told reporters. More than 15,000 people have been evacuated from a number of towns throughout Serbia, hit by what Vucic called "a horrible natural catastrophe." (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529850541 )
People wait for evacuation in front of their flooded house in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said on Saturday. (ALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529855856 )
A Serbian rescuer carries an elderly woman out of her flooded house in the village of Obrez, near the central Serbian town of Varvarin, south of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said on Saturday. (SASA DJORDJEVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529856478 )
A man walks trough a flooded street in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said on Saturday. (ALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529855700 )
Serbian police officers carry a man from a military helicopter during flood evacuation from Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade Serbia, Saturday, May 17, 2014. Record flooding in the Balkans leaves at least 20 people dead in Serbia and Bosnia and is forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. Meteorologists say the flooding is the worst since records began 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ( Serbia Floods )
A Serbian rescuer carries a dog through flooded street in the village of Obrez, near the central Serbian town of Varvarin, south of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said on Saturday. (SASA DJORDJEVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529856503 )
People evacuated from their flooded houses cross a bridge in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said today. In Serbia, "rescuers have started recovering dead bodies from flooded areas, but we will not make the number public before the complete withdrawal of the water," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told reporters. More than 15,000 people have been evacuated from a number of towns throughout Serbia, hit by what Vucic called "a horrible natural catastrophe." (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529850557 )
A group is evacuated on a boat over flooded streets in the town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 17, 2014. Deadly floods across Bosnia and Serbia have claimed at least 14 lives and led to the evacuation of 15,000 people after the Balkans suffered its heaviest rainfall in a century, officials said on Saturday. (ALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) ( 529855775 )
Residents clean streets of mud and rubble after a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tuesday May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( APTOPIX Bosnia Balkans Floods )
Turkeys move around a a car buried in mud and rubble after a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tuesday May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
Bosnian man shows a dead livestock near the Bosnian town of Bosanski Samac along river Sava, 200 kms north of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. A new calamity emerged Tuesday in the flood-hit Balkans even as emergency workers battled overflowing rivers and evacuated thousands: tons of drowned livestock were posing a health hazard. With the rainfall stopping and temperatures rising, the withdrawing floodwaters revealed a harrowing sight: thousands of dead cows, pigs, sheep, dogs and other animals that were left behind after their panicked owners fled rapidly advancing torrents. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) ( Bosnia Balkan Floods )
A resident overlooks the damage done by a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Tuesday May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
Residents try to excavate a car trapped in the mud caused by a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Tuesday May 20, 2014. Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( APTOPIX Bosnia Balkans Floods )
Residents clean a house of mud and rubble after a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tuesday May 20, 2014. Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ( Bosnia Balkans Floods )
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