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May 21, 2014

Health officials warn of epidemic as Balkans mourn dead
Belgrade (AFP) May 20, 2014
Serbia declared three days of national mourning Tuesday as the death toll from the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory rose to 49 and health officials warned of a possible epidemic. More than 1.6 million people have been hit as the river Sava and its tributaries have burst their banks, inundating tens of thousands of hectares of farmland and destroying homes and buildings. At least 49 people have been killed already by the worst floods in central Europe for more than a century. ... read more

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