Flood-affected Croatia welcomes Bosnian evacuees

Evacuees from flooded areas in Bosnia are crossing the border into Croatia to seek refuge.

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Evacuees from flooded areas in Bosnia are crossing into Croatia to seek refuge.

Parts of Croatia that border Bosnia and Serbia are also under water, as the worst flooding in over a century batters the Balkans.

Thousands of people have been evacuated in eastern Croatia, which the government has declared a catastrophe.

Professor Irena Tomic is a volunteer with the Croatian Red Cross in the town of Vinkovci, the headquarters for aid distribution to those who've had to leave their homes.

She's told Kristina Kukolja about how they're being housed.

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