
At Least 22 People Dead in Devastating Floods in Bosnia
Published on October 9, 2024
SARAJEVO—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 by flash floods and cattle swept away. Damage estimates are at early stages as rescuers still search for survivors in the area around the southern towns of Konjic and Jablanica which were worst hit. Another body was recovered from a lake in the village of Buturovic Polje on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 22, a local official said. Six people are still missing....
