Five dead as worst floods in 120 years hit Serbia, Bosnia

A man walks through a flooded main street in the central Bosnian town of Nemila, May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

SARAJEVO/BELGRADE (Reuters) - The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years have hit Bosnia and Serbia, killing five people, forcing hundreds out of their homes and cutting off entire towns.

The five casualties, one of them a firefighter on a rescue mission, drowned in Serbia. Bosnia and Serbia declared a state of emergency, while the Serbian Orthodox church said it would hold special prayers in Belgrade for the rain to stop.