Deadly, historic Balkans floods

epa04217294 People transport their belongings on a flooded road in the city of Brcko, northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. Emergency services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia continued to fight to keep a series of swollen rivers under control and remained on high alert for possible new flooding, even as authorities warned the worst dangers had receded. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH13

epa04217186 Flood water refugees from the Croatian village Gunja gather at a refugee center in the Bosnian town of Brcko, northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina, some 200 kilometers from Sarajevo, 21 May 2014. Receding floodwaters across the Balkans gave the region a chance to shift the focus to clean-up operations on 21 May after a week-long ordeal that left 48 dead. Nonetheless, emergency services in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia continued to fight to keep a series of swollen rivers under control and remained on high alert for possible new flooding, even as authorities warned the worst dangers had receded. EPA/FEHIIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH02

epa04216384 Men search the debris of houses destroyed by landslides caused by the floods in the village of Donja Tresnjica 150 kilometers southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, 20 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Serbia due to severe floods caused by rain falling for more than 48 hours. Thousands of people in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia were evacuated as rising floodwaters swallowed homes and farmland after last week's record rains. At least 20 people have drowned in Bosnia, and several people are missing. Another 20 people have been killed in Serbia. EPA/STR SERBIA OUT ORG XMIT: KOC16

Turkeys move around a a car buried in mud and rubble after a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tuesday May 20, 2014. Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ORG XMIT: SAR112

Residents clean a house of mud and rubble after a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tuesday May 20, 2014. Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ORG XMIT: SAR111

epa04216230 Volunteers help in one of the shelters for flood victims in Belgrade, Serbia, 20 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Serbia due to severe floods caused by rain falling for more than 48 hours. Thousands of people in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia were evacuated as rising floodwaters swallowed homes and farmland after last week's record rains. At least 20 people have drowned in Bosnia, and several people are missing. Another 20 people have been killed in Serbia. EPA/KOCA SULEJMANOVIC ORG XMIT: KOC08

Bosnian woman Ana Bartulovic cleans furniture near the Bosnian town of Bosanski Samac along river Sava, 200 kms north of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. At least 34 people have died and tens of thousands evacuated in Serbia and Bosnia as the emergency services fought with overflowing of rivers and growing landslides following worst floods in a century. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) ORG XMIT: XAE113

Bosnian man Lazar Vakic paddles through floodwater near the Bosnian town of Bosanski Samac along river Sava, 200 kms north of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. At least 34 people have died and tens of thousands evacuated in Serbia and Bosnia as the emergency services fought with overflowing of rivers and growing landslides following worst floods in a century.(AP Photo/Amel Emric) ORG XMIT: XAE112

A police vehicle drives through flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ORG XMIT: XDMV102

epa04215886 A man shovels red-coloured waters as people are cleaning refrigerators with raspberries, destroyed during the floods in Pozega, 200km south-west of Belgrade, Serbia, 20 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Serbia due to severe floods caused by rain falling for more than 48 hours. Thousands of people in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia were evacuated as rising floodwaters swallowed homes and farmland after last week's record rains. At least 20 people have drowned in Bosnia, and several people are missing. Another 20 people have been killed in Serbia. EPA/DRAGAN KARADAREVIC ORG XMIT: KOC07

A man stands near house damaged by flooding and landslides in Krupanj, some 130 kilometres south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. At least 49 people have been killed already by the worst floods in central Europe for a century and more than 1.6 million people have been hit as the river Sava and its tributaries have burst their banks, inundating tens of thousands of hectares of farmland and destroying houses and buildings. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVICANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: - ORIG FILE ID: 529956664

TOPSHOTS Flood victim Pavlovic Oksana stands on the front porch of her house, damaged by flooding and landslide, in Krupanj, some 130 kilometres south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. At least 49 people have been killed already by the worst floods in central Europe for a century and more than 1.6 million people have been hit as the river Sava and its tributaries have burst their banks, inundating tens of thousands of hectares of farmland and destroying houses and buildings. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVICANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: - ORIG FILE ID: 529957270

A man walks past a house damaged by flooding and landslide in Krupanj, some 130 kilometres south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after the western Serbian town was hit with floods and landslides, cutting it off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. At least 49 people have been killed already by the worst floods in central Europe for a century and more than 1.6 million people have been hit as the river Sava and its tributaries have burst their banks, inundating tens of thousands of hectares of farmland and destroying houses and buildings. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVICANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: - ORIG FILE ID: 529956656

A man clears mud from his front yard in Krupanj, some 130 kilometres south west of Belgrade, on May 20, 2014, after it was hit with floods and landslides, cutting the western Serbian town off for four days. Serbia declared three days of national mourning on May 20 as the death toll from the worst flood to hit the Balkans in living memory rose and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. At least 49 people have been killed already by the worst floods in central Europe for a century and more than 1.6 million people have been hit as the river Sava and its tributaries have burst their banks, inundating tens of thousands of hectares of farmland and destroying houses and buildings. AFP PHOTO / ANDREJ ISAKOVICANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: - ORIG FILE ID: 529956416

Residents try to excavate a car trapped in the mud caused by a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Tuesday May 20, 2014. Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ORG XMIT: SAR108

A resident overlooks the damage done by a landslide at the village of Topcic Polje, near the Bosnian town of Zenica, 90 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Tuesday May 20, 2014. Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia have been hit by the worst flooding in more than 100 years, forcing half a million people out of their homes and leading to more than three dozen deaths. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ORG XMIT: SAR107

Bosnian worker prepares to take away dead cows from a farm near the Bosnian town of Bosanski Samac along river Sava, 200 kms north of Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. A new calamity emerged Tuesday in the flood-hit Balkans even as emergency workers battled overflowing rivers and evacuated thousands tons of drowned livestock were posing a health hazard. With the rainfall stopping and temperatures rising, the withdrawing floodwaters revealed a harrowing sight: thousands of dead cows, pigs, sheep, dogs and other animals that were left behind after their panicked owners fled rapidly advancing torrents. .(AP Photo/Amel Emric) ORG XMIT: XAE102

epa04215662 A man uses a makeshift boat to evacuate his home in the city of Orasje, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. Thousands of people in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia were evacuated late 19 and early 20 May 2014 as rising floodwaters swallowed homes and farmland after last week's record rains. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH22

epa04215363 A man in a boat by a flooded house in town of Orasje northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo after the floods, 20 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. Thousands of people in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia were evacuated late 19 and early 20 May 2014 as rising floodwaters swallowed homes and farmland after last week's record rains. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH01

epa04215577 Flooded homes in the city of Orasje, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. Thousands of people in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia were evacuated late 19 and early 20 May 2014 as rising floodwaters swallowed homes and farmland after last week's record rains. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH06

epa04215403 Workers place sandbags as flood defences in the city of Orasje northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo after the floods, 20 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. Thousands of people in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia were evacuated late 19 and early 20 May 2014 as rising floodwaters swallowed homes and farmland after last week's record rains. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH06

epa04215488 People are evacuated from their homes by boat in the city of Orasje, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo, 20 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. Thousands of people in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia were evacuated late 19 and early 20 May 2014 as rising floodwaters swallowed homes and farmland after last week's record rains. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH06

A Bosnian soldier searches for mines in fields near the banks of the river Bosnia which flooded near the town of Visoko, 30 km north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday May 20, 2014. At least two dozen people have died and tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. But in addition to the usual dangers, the flooding has unearthed landmines left over from Bosnia's 1992-95 war and washed away the signs that marked them. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ORG XMIT: SAR104

Jasmin Habibiovic, 55-years-old, checks his destroyed living room after devastating floods in the town of Maglaj 140 kilometers North of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday, May 19, 2014. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ORG XMIT: SAR109

A man carrying a shovel pushes a bicycle after devastating floods in the town of Maglaj 140 kilometers North of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday May 19, 2014. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ORG XMIT: SAR111

A stray dog stands on debris after devastating floods in the town of Maglaj 140 kilometers north of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Monday May 19, 2014. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Sulejman Omerbasic) ORG XMIT: SAR113

A flooded area is seen in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: XDMV131

A flooded area is seen in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: XDMV129

Villagers inspect damaged road after a landslide in the flooded village of Kosova, near the northern Bosnian city of Doboj, on May 19, 2014, as the river Bosna flooded entire agricultural fields and several urban areas along its flow, during the weekend's rainfall, which also caused landslides. Thousands were left homeless after they fled in front of flooding rivers, only to find their houses crushed by landslides when they atempted to return. Officials say, the disaster that occured, after record rainfall on May 15 - 16, has killed at least 44 people so far. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCICELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: 22 ORIG FILE ID: 529935995

Aerial view shows the flooded town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometers west of Belgrade, on May 19, 2014. The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall wreaked havoc across the central European region. AFP PHOTO / ALEXA STANKOVICALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 529930454

An aerial view shows the Serbian town of Obrenovac, some 30km southwest of Belgrade, flooded by the river Sava, on May 19, 2014. The worst floods in more than a century that hit Serbia and Bosnia claimed 45 victims so far and tens of thousands who were evacuated were still homeless on May 19. In Serbia and Bosnia some 50,000 people had to be evacuated from the areas affected by floods. Obrenovac was one of the most severely hit towns and a plant near there, which is producing 50 percent of the electricity in the Balkan country, was surrounded by water. AFP PHOTO / ALEXA STANKOVICALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: - ORIG FILE ID: 529930356

Helicopter pilots check a map of the flooded town of Obrenovac, 40 kilometres west of Belgrade, on May 19, 2014. The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall wreaked havoc across the central European region. AFP PHOTO / ALEXA STANKOVICALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 529930281

epa04213948 People are transported from their homes with the help of Bosnian soldiers after flooding in the town of Bosanski Samac, 250 km from Sarajevo, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 19 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. The heavy flooding and landslides in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia that have destroyed homes and killed a number of people over the past week may, experts warn, have another potentially deadly effect - spreading landmines. Mine actions centres (MAC) in the three countries are working on a joint team to assess the threat the flooding may have on the hundreds of thousands of landmines planted 20 years ago during wars in the former Yugoslavia. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH10

epa04214132 Vehicles submerged by flood water in the town of Bosanski Samac in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo, 19 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. The heavy flooding and landslides in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia that have destroyed homes and killed a number of people over the past week may, experts warn, have another potentially deadly effect - spreading landmines. Mine actions centres (MAC) in the three countries are working on a joint team to assess the threat the flooding may have on the hundreds of thousands of landmines planted 20 years ago during wars in the former Yugoslavia. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH23

epa04214018 Boats evacuate people from their homes in town of Bosanski Samac northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo, 19 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. The heavy flooding and landslides in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia that have destroyed homes and killed a number of people over the past week may, experts warn, have another potentially deadly effect - spreading landmines. Mine actions centres (MAC) in the three countries are working on a joint team to assess the threat the flooding may have on the hundreds of thousands of landmines planted 20 years ago during wars in the former Yugoslavia. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH15

epa04214134 Neighbours evacuate an elderly woman through a window of her apartment in the flooded town of Bosanski Samac in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo, 19 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. The heavy flooding and landslides in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia that have destroyed homes and killed a number of people over the past week may, experts warn, have another potentially deadly effect - spreading landmines. Mine actions centres (MAC) in the three countries are working on a joint team to assess the threat the flooding may have on the hundreds of thousands of landmines planted 20 years ago during wars in the former Yugoslavia. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH21

epa04213881 People from their homes in the bucket of a tractor in the town of Bosanski Samac northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia,, Sarajevo, 19 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. The heavy flooding and landslides in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia that have destroyed homes and killed a number of people over the past week may, experts warn, have another potentially deadly effect - spreading landmines. Mine actions centres (MAC) in the three countries are working on a joint team to assess the threat the flooding may have on the hundreds of thousands of landmines planted 20 years ago during wars in the former Yugoslavia. EPA/FEHIIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH03

epa04213865 The flooded entrance to the town of Bosanski Samac northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 250 km from the capital of Bosnia,, Sarajevo, 19 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days. The heavy flooding and landslides in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia that have destroyed homes and killed a number of people over the past week may, experts warn, have another potentially deadly effect - spreading landmines. Mine actions centres (MAC) in the three countries are working on a joint team to assess the threat the flooding may have on the hundreds of thousands of landmines planted 20 years ago during wars in the former Yugoslavia. EPA/FEHIIM DEMIR ORG XMIT: FEH02

epa04213924 The man removed silt and mud from a flooded shaft for water in Bajina Basta, 160km southeast of Belgrade, Serbia, 19 May 2014. A state of emergency has been declared in Serbia due to severe floods caused by rain falling for more than 48 hours. Serbia has been hit by a massive disaster, one of the severest floods in the recorded history of Europe. This serious hardship has affected many areas in Serbia where over one million people have been directly afflicted with huge material destruction. So far, more than 20 000 people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. EPA/DRAGAN KARADAREVIC SERBIA OUT ORG XMIT: KOC05

Two men trying to restart their van stuck in a flooded street in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 19, 2014. Belgrade braced for a river surge Monday that threatened to inundate Serbia's main power plant and cause major power cuts in the crisis-stricken country as the Balkans struggle with the consequences of the worst flooding in southeastern Europe in more than a century. At least 35 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia in the five days of flooding caused by unprecedented torrential rain, laying waste to entire towns and villages and sending tens of thousands of people out of their homes, authorities said. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) ORG XMIT: XDMV101

In this Sunday, May 18. 2014 aerial photo, flooding waters cover the village of Gunja, eastern Croatia. Three months' worth of rain fell on the Balkan region in three days, producing the worst floods since rainfall measurements began 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Davor Javorovic, Pixsell) ORG XMIT: XDB103

In this Sunday, May 18. 2014 aerial photo, flooding waters cover the village of Gunja, eastern Croatia. Three months' worth of rain fell on the Balkan region in three days, producing the worst floods since rainfall measurements began 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Davor Javorovic, Pixsell) ORG XMIT: XDB101

In this Sunday, May 18. 2014 aerial photo, flooding waters cover the village of Gunja, eastern Croatia. Three months' worth of rain fell on the Balkan region in three days, producing the worst floods since rainfall measurements began 120 years ago. (AP Photo/Davor Javorovic, Pixsell) ORG XMIT: XDB102

epa04213773 People who were evacuated from the town of Obrenovac take refuge in a shelter for flood victims in Belgrade, Serbia, 19 May 2014. The town of Obrenovac 30km south-west of Belgrade has been evacuated since the 90 per cent of town has been flooded. A state of emergency has been declared in Serbia due to severe floods. Serbia has been hit by a massive disaster, one of the severest floods in the recorded history of Europe. This serious hardship has affected many areas in Serbia where over one million people have been directly afflicted with huge material destruction. So far, more than 20 000 people have been evacuated from their flooded homes. EPA/IVAN MILUTINOVIC ORG XMIT: KOC04

epa04213600 A picture made available 19 May 2014 shows people passing by damaged houses after flooding in Krupanj, 150 km southeast of Belgrade, Serbia, 18 May 2014. Clean-up began on 19 May after massive floods in parts of Serbia and Bosnia, even as cities on the river Sava braced for the arrival of a new wave of flooding. The situation was particularly grave in Krupanj, which has been without drinking water and electricity since 14 May, and Obrenovac, near Belgrade that saw the deaths of 12 people as flood waters covered most of the town. EPA/DRAGAN KARADAREVIC ORG XMIT: KOC03

Croatian Army soldiers evacuate people in amphibian vehicle from their houses flooded in the village of Gunja, in eastern Croatia, 18 May, 2014. Unusually heavy rains in this period of the year year caused the overflooding of the Sava river which then flooded many villages in eastern Croatia. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 529905092

Rescue workers help to evacuate an elderly woman in a flooded street in the village of Gunja, in eastern Croatia, 18 May, 2014. Unusually heavy rains in this period of the year year caused the overflooding of the Sava river which then flooded many villages in eastern Croatia. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 529905096

People evacuated from the town of Obrenovac in a shelter for flood victims in Belgrade, Serbia. Belgrade has been evacuated since the 90 per cent of town has been flooded. A state of emergency has been declared in Serbia due to severe floods.

The flooded city of Obrenovac, Belgrade. At least 34 people have died and tens of thousands evacuated in Serbia and Bosnia as the emergency services fight Sunday with overflowing of rivers and growing landslides following worst floods in a century.

People paddle a boat through a flooded street in Obrenovac, Serbia. Floodwaters triggered more than 2,000 landslides across much of the Balkans, laying waste to entire towns and villages and disturbing land mines left over from the region's 1990s war, along with warning signs that marked the unexploded devices.

Bosnian people place sandbags onto road to protect the city from flooding near Orasje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Packed into buses, boats and helicopters, carrying nothing but a handful of belongings, tens of thousands fled their homes in Bosnia and Serbia, seeking to escape the worst flooding in a century.

Damaged highway in Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina which is closed to traffic due to landslides after heavy flooding. A state of emergency has been declared due to severe floods caused by rain falling for several days.

A Bosnian man sits on the edge of the water in the village of Vidovice, Bosnia.

Ivana Andric, 21 years old, elevates some personal belongings prior to evacuating her home in Sremska Raca, Serbia.

Police officers help a local villager to evacuate pigs from his farm in anticipation of floods in the village of Sremska Raca, Serbia.