The clean-up process in the flood-ridden Balkans has begun in earnest.<br /><br />In Obrenavac – the worst-hit town in Serbia – police have called on some house owners and renters to assist with clearing away debris, worried the stagnant water will encourage the spread of disease.<br /><br />People have not yet been allowed to return to live in their homes.<br /><br />“There will be no more life here in the next two months,” said one home owner. “We help each other. I’m sleeping on a hill at my friend’s place. This here is all I have… It’s all I own now.”<br /><br />The floods caused as many as 120 landslides and widespread damage to houses in the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the surrounding area.<br /><br />Those who lost everything in the 1995 Bosnian War now find themselves in a similarly grim situation.<br /><br />Crops have been destroyed and livelihoods ruined.<br /><br />“What can I say?” asks Mirsanda Sandzic as she stands in front of rows of ruined plants.<br />“See for yourself, the damage is huge. The road has disappeared and the roses are completely destroyed.”<br /><br />In a show of solidarity for its former compatriots, Macedonia has held an aid concert in the capital city Skopje. <br /><br />Some of the country’s top performers participated in the show, which aims to raise money to help the relief effort.
