Search continues for missing in deadly Bosnia floods

Rescuers dug through rubble in the village of Donja Jablanica searching for people missing in Bosnia's deadliest floods in years that hit the Balkan country yesterday.

The N1 TV reported that 21 people died and that dozens were missing in the Jablanica area, 70km southwest of Sarajevo.

"There are some villages in the area that still cannot be reached, and we don't know what we will find there," said a spokesperson for the Mountain Rescue Service whose teams are involved in the search.

Heavy rain overnight halted the search, Bosnian media reported, but as it stopped the search resumed. In Donja Jablanica many houses were still under rubble.

Due to flash flooding yesterday a quarry above Donja Jablanica collapsed and rubble poured over houses and cars in the village.

The Bosnian Football Association (NFSBIH) has postponed all matches due to the floods.

Bosnia's election commission decided to postpone local elections this weekend in municipalities affected by floods, but to carry on with voting elsewhere.

The floods follow an unprecedented summer drought which caused many rivers and lakes to dry up, and affected agriculture and the supply of water to urban areas throughout the Balkans and much of Europe.

Meteorologists said extreme weather changes can be attributed to climate change.