Bosnian villagers sift through ruined homes after devastating flash floods


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  • Monday, 07 Oct 2024

A drone view shows the aftermath of floods and landslides in a village of Trusina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 6, 2024.REUTERS/Marko Djurica

TRUSINA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Women sat on the ground in tears in the Bosnian village of Trusina on Sunday as an excavator dug through the remains of their homes that were destroyed in the country's deadliest floods in years.

A flash flood swept through the Jablanica area, southwest of Sarajevo on Friday, killing at least 15 people, the cantonal government said, and the search for those missing continued on Sunday.

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