One local official described the floods as 'harrowing' as the army was called in to help with the response.
At least 16 people have been killed after a storm hit Bosnia, causing floods and landslides. A severe rainstorm struck overnight, flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country. 'We still don't know the final death toll,' Darko Juka, a spokesman for a local administration said after confirming the dead were mostly found in and around the town of Jablanica.
Jablanica was one of the worst-hit areas, along with Kiseljak, and was left without power or signal, as the local fire station said it was inaccessible due to blocked roads and shut trainlines. They also urged people not to venture out into flooded streets. Human-induced climate change increases the intensity of extreme weather events like severe rainfall. This summer the Balkans were hit by prolonged record heat, causing a drought, which scientists said hampered the absorption of floodwaters.
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