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Flooding and landslides in Bosnia: 'The most difficult and terrifying night of their lives'
DW (English)
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10/9/2024
Late last week, Bosnia-Herzegovina was hit by torrential rain that caused deadly floods and landslides. As the flood waters subside, the cleanup has begun, and locals are surveying the damage.
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There used to be ten houses here on the banks of the Sejončica river, but the recent floods
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have simply swept them away.
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The village of Buterović Polje is one of the areas in Bosnia-Herzegovina that was
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hardest hit by recent floods and landslides.
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Locals say that the night the floods struck was the most difficult and terrifying night
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of their lives.
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There was a catastrophe.
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There was a roar of water coming from the nearby hills, and the land shook.
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I can't imagine, I've been living here since 1956, I can't imagine that the terrain has changed.
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The terrain has changed completely.
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Look at this.
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The house is gone, it's like a boat.
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The house is like a boat.
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Nijaz Podanović says that the body of a man was found on Monday.
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His corpse had been carried three kilometres downstream by the water.
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Unprecedented rainfall struck central Bosnia-Herzegovina last week, causing flooding and landslides.
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Around 20 people have died and many are still missing.
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Many houses were damaged or destroyed.
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Rescue teams have been tirelessly combing the region for days, looking for missing people.
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Some of the rescuers are locals, which makes the search even more difficult.
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It's a different feeling when you go somewhere else, and this is exactly the case.
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Because of all the people we know, who call us, ask if they can go somewhere,
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to see if their parents are alive or close.
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And you're not in the situation, you don't know.
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And then you come, you find that there is no house for which they ask,
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and then what can you say to them?
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Rescue teams from neighbouring countries have also come to help.
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The guys are giving their maximum, not just us, but all the other teams,
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which is, let's say, our main priority and task of every rescuer.
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We say that they don't know the borders, don't know where they come from.
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We come here with all our hearts to help as much as we can.
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Many residents are scared about the rainfall that has been forecast for the coming days.
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Nevertheless, they believe that once this is all over, life will go on.
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People are depressed, full of nerves and all that.
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And life will go on.
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But in this part, we will no longer be able to build a house here.
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We will have to look for new accommodation.
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Five days after the flood, the population was ordered to evacuate from areas at risk of further flooding.
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People in the inundated villages believe the response from all levels of government was slow,
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that the aid provided was insufficient,
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and that not enough has been done to mitigate the consequences of this natural disaster.
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