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European Union: Help people in Serbia, Bosnia and other Balkan regions hit by floods

European Union: Help people in Serbia, Bosnia and other Balkan regions hit by floods

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The worst floods to hit the Balkans in more than a century have killed dozens, and there are fears that number could rise as a major river is set to be hit by a new flood wave this evening. Tens of thousands have fled their homes in Bosnia and Serbia after three months of rain fell on the region in just three days. Thousands have also been evacuated in Croatia, where one person has died and two remain missing.

There are conflicting reports on the death toll. The AFP news agency is reporting 44 people have been killed, while Reuters puts the figure at 37. Boats and helicopters have been used to evacuate those affected by floodwaters, which reached the second floor of homes in parts of Bosnia. Security Ministry spokesman Admir Malagic said approximately a million people, more than a quarter of the population, live in the affected area.

In the eastern town of Bijeljina, around 100,000 people were evacuated on Saturday after flood defences were unable to hold back the rain-swollen Sava River. The rain has also caused almost 300 landslides, burying dozens of houses and cars.

Many have lost homes they have only just finished rebuilding after the 1992-95 war which killed 100,000 people and devastated the country. More than 15,000 people have been evacuated in Serbia.

http://news.sky.com/story/1263617/balkans-worst-floods-in-a-century-kill-dozens

This is a great humanitarian disaster at the heart of Europe, almost buried by the mainstream media.

It's time for Europe to show its solidarity, especially to this European region that was destroyed by its own interference in the past. It's time for Europe to make a turn and act on the direction of humanitarian values that is supposedly defends.
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