{"id":110969,"date":"2024-10-06T07:13:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T00:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110969"},"modified":"2024-10-06T07:13:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T00:13:51","slug":"bosnia-floods-and-landslides-leave-19-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110969","title":{"rendered":"Bosnia floods and landslides leave 19 dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Watch: Aerial footage shows flood and landslide destruction<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Flash floods and landslides in central Bosnia-Herzegovina have left at least 16 people dead, with towns and villages cut off and reports in some places of homes being almost submerged.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Some of the worst scenes were in the area around Jablanica, a town on the main route between the cities of Mostar and the capital, Sarajevo, about 70km (40 miles) to the north-east.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A number of other people have been reported missing and a state of emergency has been declared.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Development minister Vojin Mijatovic said the country had witnessed a terrible disaster and appealed for calm.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/166a\/live\/85b01f60-8263-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/166a\/live\/85b01f60-8263-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/166a\/live\/85b01f60-8263-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/166a\/live\/85b01f60-8263-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/166a\/live\/85b01f60-8263-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/166a\/live\/85b01f60-8263-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/166a\/live\/85b01f60-8263-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/166a\/live\/85b01f60-8263-11ef-822c-a50726bfda2e.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Reuters A drone view shows a flooded residential area and mosque in Donja Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 4,\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">The area worst hit by flash floods and landslides was around Jablanica<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Officials from the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton said 13 deaths had been confirmed in the area, rather than 16 as earlier reported.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In the town of Fojnica, three other deaths were confirmed.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Search and rescue work continues, with ten people still unaccounted for in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Rivers burst their banks after an overnight storm and aerial photos showed many towns and villages left inundated.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Roads, bridges and railway tracks were washed away or blocked by debris, while landslides left houses buried in rocks and earth as high as their upper storeys.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1f2f\/live\/48134f60-8259-11ef-ae2b-5b6ffa4a1d95.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1f2f\/live\/48134f60-8259-11ef-ae2b-5b6ffa4a1d95.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1f2f\/live\/48134f60-8259-11ef-ae2b-5b6ffa4a1d95.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/1f2f\/live\/48134f60-8259-11ef-ae2b-5b6ffa4a1d95.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1f2f\/live\/48134f60-8259-11ef-ae2b-5b6ffa4a1d95.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/1f2f\/live\/48134f60-8259-11ef-ae2b-5b6ffa4a1d95.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/1f2f\/live\/48134f60-8259-11ef-ae2b-5b6ffa4a1d95.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1f2f\/live\/48134f60-8259-11ef-ae2b-5b6ffa4a1d95.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A view of flooded areas in the cities of Jablanica, Konjic, Fojnica, and Kresevo\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Some of the worst scenes of flooding with in Jablanica and nearby villages<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The main M-17 route, which runs alongside the River Neretva was covered in debris close to Jablanica and a 17km-stretch of railway was badly damaged between nearby Ostrozac and Grabovica to the west. One 200m stretch of track was left hanging in the air by a landslide close to the river south of Jablanica.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The local authority in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton warned drivers to avoid dangerous roads around Jablanica. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Further east along the Neretva river, one homeowner told Bosnian media that water had flooded house at 03:30 on Friday and that they barely managed to save their son before escaping to neighbours and seeing their house collapse.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Meanwhile, 20km to the west of the capital around around Kiseljak, a torrent of water flooded the streets, leaving cars submerged.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/373c\/live\/37f51700-8248-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/373c\/live\/37f51700-8248-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/373c\/live\/37f51700-8248-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/373c\/live\/37f51700-8248-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/373c\/live\/37f51700-8248-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/373c\/live\/37f51700-8248-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/373c\/live\/37f51700-8248-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/373c\/live\/37f51700-8248-11ef-83dd-fbf1b9732cf0.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Reuters A drone view shows a flooded residential area in Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The flooding was not confined to Bosnia. In neighbouring Montenegro, roads were washed away leaving the village of Komarnica cut off.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Water levels were also rising in some of Croatia&#8217;s rivers, and the government in Zagreb said there was a risk of some areas in the city of Karlovac being flooded close the Kupa river.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Much of Central Europe was hit by floods last month, with some of the worst devastation in Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Scientists from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said one four-day period had been the rainiest ever recorded in the region. They said the floods had been made much worse by climate change.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Europe is the fastest-warming continent. The last five years were on average around 2.3C warmer than the second half of the 19th Century, according to the Copernicus climate service.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4g5elll48lo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch: Aerial footage shows flood and landslide destruction Flash floods and landslides in central Bosnia-Herzegovina have left at least 16 people dead, with towns and villages cut off and reports &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110969\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110969\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}