Bosnia holds local elections just days after deadly floods
Bosnia and Herzegovina held local elections on Sunday for both cities and municipal councils, just days after flooding killed at least 16 people.
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00:00Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina are voting to elect mayors and council members in its
00:07Sunday municipal elections.
00:10The election represents a crucial test for the country's democracy and will be therefore
00:15monitored by over 300 international and European Union observers.
00:21The significant electoral event has been overshadowed by the heavy rainfall that devastated the
00:26country last week.
00:29The Election Commission postponed voting in five municipalities that were struck the hardest.
00:34It should have been better, but it's a dead end.
00:41I mean, we are all in the sign of this misfortune that happened, elementary, it didn't hit.
00:49It's just that...
00:51Dozens were killed and injured as a result of severe floods and landslides.
00:56Rescue teams from neighboring countries and EU member states arrived on Sunday in an effort
01:02to clear the rubble and search for those who are still missing.