30 families in Bosnia left homeless due to floods
June 14, 2022, 8:59 am

30 families in Bosnia left homeless due to floods

Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. Failing to evacuate flooded areas or entering flood waters can lead to injury or death

Officials said in Bosnia and Herzegovina Monday (June 13) that at least 30 families have been left homeless due to flooding.

The country has been grappling with flooding caused by heavy rains, according to the Anadolu Agency.

According to the officials, more than 400 homes and businesses have been flooded while 30 houses became unusable in the northeastern municipality of Celic.

Dozens of families were left homeless after the overflowing waters from a river entered their homes and workplaces, the Anadolu Agency said.

It mentioned that a large amount of agricultural land was also damaged.

An aerial view of an area in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, which was hit by floods caused by heavy rains CLAUBER CAETANO BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY/AFP

An estimated 3.5 million euros ($3.6 million) is needed to repair the damage in the region, which is almost twice the annual budget of the municipality.

Hundreds of buildings were flooded after several rivers overflowed in the northeast of Bosnia, and meteorologists are still announcing new precipitation.

Several commercial buildings were destroyed while several cars were also washed away. Local authorities have declared a state of natural disaster.

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Heavy rains and torrents also caused severe damage in the municipality of Srebrenik, where a large number of buildings were flooded.

In Zvornik, in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina, large agricultural areas were flooded, the Croatian portal Indeks reported.

Source: aa

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