SARAJEVO, 14 Okt — Lebih banyak mayat akibat banjir besar di Bosnia dan Herzegovina (BiH) ditemui, menjadikan jumlah kematian kepada 26, menurut pihak berkuasa perlindungan awam BiH pada Isnin.
Sekurang-kurangnya 26 orang kehilangan nyawa di kawasan tengah BiH, dengan Jablanica, Konjic dan Fojnica menjadi yang paling teruk dilanda banjir kilat disebabkan hujan lebat berhari-hari.
Operasi mencari masih dijalankan di Konjic di mana empat orang maut dan seorang masih hilang.
Usaha untuk memulihkan perkhidmatan kereta api di kawasan dilanda banjir diteruskan selepas kerosakan besar akibat banjir. Pihak berkuasa menganggarkan mungkin mengambil masa dua hingga tiga bulan untuk membaiki bahagian sepanjang 17 kilometer antara Donja Jablanica dan Grabovica.
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Death toll from floods rises to 26 after days of searches in central BiH
SARAJEVO, Oct. 14 — More bodies from the devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have been found, bringing the death toll to 26, according to BiH civil protection authorities on Monday.
At least 26 people lost their lives in the central regions of BiH, with Jablanica, Konjic and Fojnica being the hardest hit by flash floods caused by days of heavy rainfall.
A search operation is still underway in Konjic where four people died and one remains missing.
Efforts to restore railway services in the flood-hit regions continue after extensive damage caused by the floods. Authorities estimate that it may take two to three months to repair the 17-kilometer section between Donja Jablanica and Grabovica.
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