Firefighters evacuate people during floods in Zenica May 15, 2014. Several Bosnian cities have been affected by floods caused by heavy rains. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
SARAJEVO/BELGRADE (Reuters) - The heaviest rains and floods in the past 120 years hit Bosnia and Serbia this week, killing three people, cutting off electricity and leaving several towns and villages isolated.
The three casualties, one of them a firefighter on a rescue mission, drowned in Serbia. The country declared a state of emergency in 18 towns and cities, including the capital, Belgrade.
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