Rescuers search for missing after huge volumes of rain fall in area around Jablanica and Konjic, causing sudden flooding
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Huge volumes of rain fell in the area around Jablanica and nearby Konjic, causing sudden flooding that inundated people’s homes as they were sleeping.Photograph: Armin Durgut/AP Alka Gusic, a resident of Donja Jablanica, lost her brother and his entire family while her own son is in hospital. Overnight on Friday, she said, a frightening rumble woke her up from her sleep.
Surging waters also triggered landslides that collapsed roads and hills, covering villages in mud and cutting off entire areas.At least 16 people are confirmed dead so far, including a baby, officials said, and at least 10 are still missing while dozens are injured. “Kilometres of roads no longer exist, nearly all bridges have been destroyed,” Husein Hodzic from the local civil protection unit told regional N1 television. “There is no electricity, all power poles have been swept away. There are no phone lines.”Photograph: Armin Durgut/AP
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