Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed Tehran’s preparedness to dispatch humanitarian aid to the three flood-hit Balkan countries.
In three separate messages to his Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian counterparts on Thursday, Rouhani expressed sympathy with the three governments and nations and noted that Iran is ready to provide flood relief.
The flooding, which has left nearly 50 people dead and forced tens of thousands from their homes, forced the governments of Bosnia and Serbia to declare a state of emergency on May 15.
On Wednesday, the Raiffeisen Investment Group announced that the damage caused will probably cost billions of euros.
According to Bosnian Foreign Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija, over a quarter of Bosnia’s four million people have been affected by the floods.
Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic says the country has been affected 10 times more than the other countries in the region.
Thousands of people in affected areas have been airlifted from their homes’ balconies or rooftops.
In Serbia, floodwaters have also swallowed up entire towns and villages as well as parts of the country’s main power plant, Nikola Tesla.
Rescue teams and humanitarian aid from 14 European Union member states have reportedly come to Bosnia and Serbia.
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