Heavy storms cause havoc in Bosnia and Croatia

Heavy rains and strong winds has disrupted the normal life in Bosnia and Croatia. The region was hit by massive flooding in 2014 in which dozens of people died.

Zagreb: Croatian authorities have advised people to stay indoors on Monday after two pedestrians were injured in the capital Zagreb during storms that uprooted trees and brought down traffic lights.

Authorities have restricted traffic on several roads in the country and warned of landslide danger. The gusts were reported to have reached 150 kilometres per hour (93 miles per hour) in some areas.

In Zagreb, which is not used to such strong winds, firefighters reported 240 deployments in the capital since Sunday evening.

Zagreb Mayor Milan Bandic said that he had not seen such a storm in the last 45 years.

In neighbouring Bosnia, heavy rains have swollen rivers, flooding dozens of houses and some roads in the northwestern areas.

Authorities in Serbia also warned of upcoming heavy rains that could cause small rivers to overflow.

The region was hit by massive flooding in 2014 when dozens of people died.