Bosnians bury 19 victims of devastating floods


  • World
  • Tuesday, 15 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows rescue workers searching for victims after the floods and landslides in a village of Buturovic Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 7, 2024.REUTERS/Marko Djurica/ File Photo

JABLANICA, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Reuters) - Hundreds of people attended prayers on Tuesday for 19 villagers who died when flash floods and landslides swept through swathes of central and southern Bosnia 10 days ago, killing at least 26 people and destroying whole villages and roads.

Coffins wrapped in green cloth were lined up at an Islamic cemetery in the southern town of Jablanica, where bereaved family members said their final goodbyes.

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