November
DISASTER
Bosnia and Herzegovina experiences severe flash flooding that inundates homes, leaving families extremely vulnerable.
IMPACT
 Hundreds evacuate as homes and roads in Sarajevo and the south-west region are inundated. Power cuts spread across the capital, disrupting schools, offices and hospitals already struggling to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. The floods also severely damage the only plant producing oxygen cylinders to treat patients with Covid.
RESPONSE
Islamic Relief provides evacuated people with food, water, bedding and hygiene items. We distribute more than 1,200 five-litre bottles of drinking water among 600 affected families, along with emergency food packs. Coordinating with government, we go on to equip hundreds of families with more hygiene supplies, cleaning kits including disinfectant, and dehumidifiers to help dry damaged properties.
