Serbia, Bosnia Floods' Death Toll Up

Official sources say at least 44 people have died in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in what has become the worst floods in the region in more than a century.

In Serbia's Obrenovac, located near the capital Belgrade, 12 bodies, as Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told Serbia media. The severe flooding left 90% of the town's territory under water, prompting large-scale evacuation operations.

Vucic added that in Serbia alone the disaster had taken at least 16 lives as of Sunday evening. He said his country was affected by "milennial waters".

In Bosnia, at least 27 people have drowned due to the flooding, while in neighboring Croatia one person has died. Almost one-third of the country has been impacted, with many houses, roads and railway lines submerged in its north-east.

Heavy downpours are also a concern in Slovenia, where Prime Minister Alenka Bratushek said half of the country's territory is "literally frozen".

Last week unprecedented freezing rains began in Slovenia, with local authorities in some regions saying it turned cars and trees into "ice sculptures".

Rivers have swollen in Poland as well, where torrential rains have triggered evacuation in towns along the Vistula river.

Two people have also died as a result of the flooding in the northern and eastern regions of the Czech Republic, according to rescue service officials quoted by the ITAR-TASS agency.

In Bulgaria, waters are still going up in the Danube river as a result of the Serbian floodings, as the public broadcaster BNR reports. Georgi Georgiev, an who heads the agency responsible for measuring the Danube's water level announced the surge would continue until the end of the week. Damages were reported in the...