Bosnia sought EU help after a heavy rainstorm overnight on Friday left entire areas under water and debris destroyed roads and bridges.

Waters are receding after the floods but many roads to affected towns remain blocked, large areas are still covered in debris.

Rescue services in the south of the country reported several people missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist.

Towns and villages are cut off and homes almost submerged by flash floods in central Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The rescue services in the south of the country reported several people missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist.

The rescue services in the south of the country reported several people missing and called on volunteers and the army to assist.

Rescue teams on Saturday were searching for those still missing after flash floods and landslides hit parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people and injuring scores more.

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.

At least 16 people have died in floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina and many others were reported missing as torrential rain and landslides hit the centre of the country, officials said.