Canton government spokesman Darko Jukan described the town of Jablanica, which has a population of 4,000, as “completely cut off from the world.”
Further rain could hamper rescue efforts
Jukan warned that bad weather was forecast for the weekend as well.
“We don’t know the exact number [of casualties] yet. I don’t remember a crisis like this since the war, the scale of this chaotic situation is terrifying,” said Juka.
Aldin Brasnjic, the head of the civil defense administration for the Bosniak-Croat federation, said rescuers still could not reach some villages because of blocked roads. He said upcoming rains would make their efforts more difficult.
“The search for the missing is priority at the moment. We think we will be able to complete this today and tomorrow,” he said.
Several towns in central Bosnia, such as Kiseljak, were also floodedImage: RUSMIR SMAJILHODZIC/AFP
In the town of Kiseljak, around 20 kilometers from Sarajevo, numerous houses, gardens and cars were underwater on Friday, the AFP news agency reported.
Meanwhile, neighboring Croatia issued a flood warning for the coastal city of Rijeka and the country’s interior.
Scientists have long warned that human-caused climate change is increasing the likelihood, intensity and length of extreme weather events such as torrential rains.
rc/dj (AFP, AP, Beta, dpa, Reuters)
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