Cleanup Begins In Bosnia, Serbia Amid Concern Over Disease
Cleanup operations have begun in parts of Serbia and Bosnia after massive floods, even as cities on the Sava River brace for a new wave of flooding.
Thousands of people were evacuated in both countries.
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said 44 people were reported killed -- 16 in Serbia, 27 in Bosnia, and one in Croatia.
Authorities are now concerned that higher temperatures, thousands of animal carcasses, and polluted water may lead to outbreaks of disease.
River levels were still rising in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and further west toward the Bosnian border.
In Bosnia, where one-third of the country is dealing with flood conditions, some 300 mudslides have been reported, mostly in the northeast.
Officials in Bosnia are also concerned that the flooding will unearth some of the landmines left over from the 1992-95 war and that minefield warning signs will be washed away.
PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands of people have fled their homes amid massive floods in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Floods Across The Balkans
Thousands of people have fled their homes amid massive floods in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Cleanup operations have begun in some areas, but others were braced for worse flooding as river levels continued to rise in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and regions to the west. More than two dozen people have died in Bosnia, more than a dozen in Serbia, and at least one death was reported in Croatia.
Based on reporting by Reuters, Interfax, AFP, and AP
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