Severe rainstorms have struck Bosnia overnight, killing at least 16 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country.

Heavy rains that flooded towns and touched off landslides left at least 14 people dead in Bosnia on Friday, authorities said.

KISELJAK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, flooding several towns in central and southern parts of the country, closing roads and leaving houses without electricity. The rescue services in the south of the country reported several people missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist.

Rescue services report several missing and call on volunteers and army to assist as roads closed and houses left without electricity

Heavy rains that flooded towns and triggered landslides left at least 16 people dead in Bosnia on Friday, authorities told AFP.

A severe overnight rainstorm left several towns and villages flooded. Record summer temperatures caused a drought that hampered the absorption of floodwaters.

Flash floods and landslides in central Bosnia-Herzegovina have left at least 14 people dead, with towns and villages cut off and reports in some places of homes being almost submerged. Some of the worst scenes were in the area around Jablanica,

By Amel Emric KISELJAK, Bosnia (Reuters) -At least 14 people died in floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday and many others were missing as torrential rain and landslides destroyed homes, roads and bridges across the centre of the country,

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A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight, flooding several towns in central and southern parts of the country, closing roads and leaving houses without electricity.