Balkan floods toll rises amid threat of disease and mines

epa04214674 A picture made available on 19 May 2014 shows residents of Obrenovac before evacuation in helicopters in Obrenovac, Serbia, 17 May 2014. The death toll from flooding in the Balkans rose to 40 on 19 May as emergency services in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia struggled to house those displaced, reinforce dykes on swollen rivers and begin a massive clean-up operation. In Serbia, more casualties were confirmed since 14 May. Thirteen of the 20 victims drowned in Obrenovac, a Belgrade borough that has been hardest-hit over the last week. The Serbian Interior Ministry ordered a full evacuation of Obrenovac as the level of the river Sava is expected to rise. Emergency Situations Ministry and fire services evacuated hundreds of residents by helicopter, trucks, bulldozers and boat from Obrenovac. EPA/SRDJAN ILIC

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