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{{Infobox flood
| name       = 2014 Southeast Europe floods
| image      = 2014 Yvette storm, 15 May 2014.jpg
| caption    = The Yvette storm in [[Southeast Europe]], 15 May 2014
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| duration   = 13–27 May 2014
| damages    = More than one billion [[euro]]s<ref>{{cite news |url=http://stiri.tvr.ro/bilan---grav-al-celor-mai-devastatoare-intemperii-din-ultimii-120-de-ani-in-balcani_44766.html |title=Bilanț grav al celor mai devastatoare intemperii din ultimii 120 de ani în Balcani |newspaper=Știrile TVR |date=19 May 2014 |access-date=20 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022100820/http://stiri.tvr.ro/bilan---grav-al-celor-mai-devastatoare-intemperii-din-ultimii-120-de-ani-in-balcani_44766.html |archive-date=22 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| fatalities = '''At least 86'''<br /><small>
57 in Serbia<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=07&dd=09&nav_category=16&nav_id=874410 |title=MUP: 57 stradalih u poplavama |publisher=B92 }}</ref><br />
24 in Bosnia and Herzegovina<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2014/05/landmines-post-threat-after-bosnia-floods-2014523162133706216.html Landmines pose threat after Bosnia floods – Al Jazeera English<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />2 in Croatia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.24sata.hr/uzivo/posavina-evakuirano-3000-ljudim-dvoje-ljudi-je-nestalo-367174 |title=U Posavini evakuirano je tijekom noći oko 3000 ljudi, a dvoje iz Rajeva Sela se smatra nestalima. Premijer je obećao obnovu kuća. Velika je solidarnost okolnih mjesta |work=24sata.hr |author1=Franjo Lepan |author2=Željko Garmaz |author3=Željko Grgurinović |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518172240/http://www.24sata.hr/uzivo/posavina-evakuirano-3000-ljudim-dvoje-ljudi-je-nestalo-367174 |archive-date=May 18, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=ajb001>{{cite web|title=U Hrvatskoj pronađena druga žrtva poplava|url=http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/u-hrvatskoj-pronadena-druga-zrtva-poplava|publisher=Al Jazeera|access-date=19 May 2014}}</ref> <br/>2 in Romania<ref name="Alexandra Ciliac">{{cite news |url=http://www.evz.ro/prima-victima-a-inundatiilor-un-barbat-din-vrancea-a-murit-.html |title=Prima victimă a INUNDAȚIILOR. Un bărbat din Vrancea a murit [First victim of flooding. A man in Vrancea dies]|newspaper=Evenimentul Zilei |author=Alexandra Ciliac |date=17 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gazetaoltului.ro/gazeta-new/eveniment/b-rbat-disp-rut-62227263551d4c3987dfc90f8a7c7716 |title=Bărbat dispărut, găsit decedat |newspaper=Gazeta Oltului |author=Cătălin Fircoiu |date=4 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195338/http://www.gazetaoltului.ro/gazeta-new/eveniment/b-rbat-disp-rut-62227263551d4c3987dfc90f8a7c7716 |archive-date=25 May 2014 }}</ref><br/>
1 in Slovakia<ref name=agerpres>{{cite news |url=http://www.agerpres.ro/externe/2014/05/16/ploi-torentiale-in-balcani-si-europa-centrala-soldate-cu-cel-putin-sase-morti-19-10-01 |title=Inundații în Balcani și Europa Centrală soldate cu cel puțin șase morți [Floods in the Balkans and Central Europe result in at least six deaths] |newspaper=Agerpres |author=Mihaela Moise |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=18 May 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518171628/http://www.agerpres.ro/externe/2014/05/16/ploi-torentiale-in-balcani-si-europa-centrala-soldate-cu-cel-putin-sase-morti-19-10-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br/>
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| affected  = {{flag|Serbia}} <br/>{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} <br/>{{flag|Croatia}}<br/>{{flag|Romania}}
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Between 13 and 18 May 2014 a low-pressure [[cyclone]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kamerades.com/2014/05/17/cyclone-tamara/ | title=Cyclone Tamara | publisher=Kamerades | date=17 May 2014 | access-date=3 October 2014 | author=Nemanja Pancic | archive-date=7 February 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207181309/http://kamerades.com/2014/05/17/cyclone-tamara/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> designated ''Tamara'' and ''Yvette'' affected a large area of [[Southeastern Europe|Southeastern]] and [[Central Europe]], causing floods and landslides. [[Serbia]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] suffered the greatest damage, as the rain was the heaviest in 120 years of recorded weather measurements.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-balkans-flood-idUSBREA4E0AX20140515 | title=Bosnia, Serbia hit by worst flooding in 120 years; three die | work=Reuters | date=15 May 2014 | access-date=15 May 2014 |author1=Sito-Sučić, Daria |author2=Sekularić, Ivana }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.independent.mk/articles/5054/Serbia+and+Bosnia+Hit+by+Worst+Flood+in++Years,+as+Three+Are+Reported+Dead%22|title = Serbia and Bosnia Hit by Worst Flood in 120 Years, as Three Are Reported Dead|date = 16 May 2014|access-date = 16 May 2014|publisher = Independent.mk|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140518115930/http://www.independent.mk/articles/5054/Serbia+and+Bosnia+Hit+by+Worst+Flood+in++Years,+as+Three+Are+Reported+Dead%22|archive-date = 2014-05-18|url-status = dead}}</ref> By 20 May, at least 62 people had died as a result of the flooding, and hundreds of thousands had been forced from their homes. Towns of [[Obrenovac]] in Serbia and [[Doboj]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina account for most victims, after being inundated by several-meter high waters from nearby rivers.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27454669 |title=Bosnia and Serbia floods: Death toll rises |publisher=BBC |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>

Floodwaters caused over 2,000 [[landslides]] across [[Southeast Europe]], spreading damage across many towns and villages.<ref name=flee>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/world-news/thousands-flee-bosnia-landslides-30283078.html|title=Thousands flee Bosnia landslides|date=18 May 2014|access-date=18 May 2014|newspaper=[[The Irish Independent]]}}</ref> The rains activated torrents and mudslides, and subsequently several rivers in watersheds of [[Sava]] and [[Great Morava|Morava]] rose and flooded surrounding valleys. Official counts indicate that over 1.6 million people were affected in Serbia and Bosnia, after a week of flooding.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/international/cel-mai-amplu-exod-uman-de-la-razboiul-din-fosta-iugoslavie-un-sfert-din-populatia-bosniei-a-fugit-din-calea-apelor.html |title=Inundații în Balcani. Armata croată a evacuat cu amfibii sinistrații. Un sfert din populația Bosniei a fugit din calea apelor |newspaper=Știrile PRO TV |date=20 May 2014}}</ref>

Assessments of the damage range up to €3.5 billion for Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>Lisa Stadtherr et al.: ''Record Balkan floods of 2014 linked to planetary wave resonance''. [[Science Advances]] 2, No. 2, 2016, {{doi|10.1126/sciadv.1501428}}</ref> Damage in [[Serbia]], jointly estimated by EU, World Bank group and UN officials, stands at 1,55 billion euros.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/press_corner/floods/20140715-serbia-rna-report.pdf | title=Serbia floods 2014 | publisher=United Nations Serbia, EU, World Bank Group | date=15 July 2014}}</ref> Officials in Bosnia stated that the damage could exceed that of the [[Bosnian War]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/05/balkan-flood-devastation-exceeds-war-damage-2014521143138991821.html |title=Balkan flood devastation 'exceeds war damage' |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=22 May 2014}}</ref> The events initiated a large international aid campaign, with numerous countries, organizations and individuals donating humanitarian, material and monetary support for the affected areas.

==Meteorological history==
[[File:NWS-NOAA Europe Total Percipitation MAY 11-17, 2014.png|thumb|left|Total precipitation between 11 and 17 May]]

On 13 May, a  [[low-pressure area]] formed over the Adriatic Sea, as polar air from Central Europe penetrated into the Mediterranean basin. The cold polar air mass met with humid subtropical air, leading to very low pressure. On 14 May, the low moved over Southeast Europe, becoming stationary. As a result, extremely heavy rain fell within the region; Serbia (in the area around Belgrade) and Bosnia were most affected.<ref>{{cite news|last=Herold|first=Christian|title=Thema des Tages: 16 Mai 2014, Die wilde "Yvette" sorgt für schwere Unwetter im südöstlichen Europa|newspaper=German Weather Service|date=16 May 2014}}</ref> Serbian and Bosnian meteorologists named the formed [[cyclone]] "Tamara".<ref>{{cite news|title=TAMARA HARA SRBIJOM: Meteorolozi dali ime ciklonu koji nas je potopio!|url=http://www.kurir-info.rs/tamara-hara-srbijom-meteorolozi-dali-ime-ciklonu-koji-nas-je-potopio-clanak-1368603|access-date=18 May 2014|newspaper=Kurir|date=2014-05-15|language=sr}}</ref><ref name=tamara>{{cite news|title=Ode "Tamara"!|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/466212/Ode-Tamara|access-date=18 May 2014|newspaper=Blic|date=18 May 2014|language=sr}}</ref> On 15 May, the daily amounts of rainfall broke historical records in Belgrade (107.9&nbsp;mm), [[Valjevo]] (108.2&nbsp;mm) and [[Loznica]] (110&nbsp;mm).<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/1070475-rekord-u-beogradu-valjevu-i-loznici-pale-najobilnije-kise-u-istoriji |title=REKORD: U Beogradu, Valjevu i Loznici pale najobilnije kiše u istoriji! |publisher=Telegraf |date=15 May 2014 |access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref> By 15 May, the monthly rainfall in Belgrade had broken the historical record (175&nbsp;L from 1897), reaching 205&nbsp;L.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oboren rekord, više kiše nego ikad|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=15&nav_category=12&nav_id=848243|access-date=18 May 2014|date=15 May 2014|agency=B92|language=sr}}</ref> By Saturday, May 17, the rain had subsided, and the weather gradually became warmer and sunnier, somewhat easing relief and rescue efforts. On 18 May, the cyclone moved further northwest.<ref name="tamara" />

[[File:BosniaSerbiaflood.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Severe flooding in the region seen by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on [[NASA]]'s Aqua satellite, 19 May 2014.]]
The main flooding region was the watershed of the [[Sava]] river, which forms a border between Bosnia and Croatia, flows into Serbia, and drains into the Danube in Belgrade. On Wednesday, 14 May, heavy rainfall caused [[torrent (stream)|torrential]] floods across mountainous regions, which destroyed bridges and infrastructure, and caused numerous [[landslide]]s. The deadliest impact occurred on Thursday, 15 May, when water levels in several right-bank tributaries of the Sava suddenly and uncontrollably rose at an unprecedented rate, flooding towns in their valleys. The [[Bosna (river)|Bosna]] river in central Bosnia completely flooded the cities of [[Doboj]], [[Maglaj]], [[Zavidovići]] and [[Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina|Šamac]], while the [[Kolubara]], near Belgrade, did the same to [[Obrenovac]]; those cities had the major share of victims. Subsequently, the Sava itself rose to record-high levels, threatening the cities of [[Slavonski Brod]], [[Šabac]] and [[Sremska Mitrovica]] and numerous villages, but the damage was relatively contained as the population, helped by army and volunteers, strengthened [[flood control|flood defenses]]. Nonetheless, [[levee|embankments]] gave way in several places.

Heavy rainfall was also experienced in the region on 3 and 4 May, affecting Romania, Italy and Bosnia. The event produced limited damage but left a number of flooding incidents and high rivers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Southeast Europe Flooding|url=http://www.rms.com/Catastrophe/Catupdates/CatSummary?event_id=4232|access-date=18 May 2014|newspaper=RMS|date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527071620/http://www.rms.com/Catastrophe/Catupdates/CatSummary?event_id=4232|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> A state of emergency was declared in parts of Bosnia by local government.

==Hydrology==
Though heaviest affected areas were in the valleys of the Sava and Kolubara rivers, the center of the flood was the [[drainage basin]] of the Bosna river and its mouth into the Sava. Water in the Sava then broke through the newly constructed embankment on the left bank in Croatia and flooded the Lower [[Syrmia]] region. The water then uncontrollably rushed into the [[Bosut river]] which flows back into the Sava in Serbia. In Serbia, the heaviest floods were in the Kolubara river basin where the major rainfall caused extreme torrents in the mountains, causing the hydrological coincidence, a fact that high tidal waves appeared simultaneously on both the left and the right tributaries of the Kolubara. Rivers of Peštan and Vraničina also spilled over, flooding the [[surface mine]] "Tamnava-Zapadna Polje", within the [[RB Kolubara|Kolubara mines]] (see [[Paljuvi#Lake Paljuvi|Lake Paljuvi]]). The flooded mines captured 200 million m3 of the flood water.<ref name=Politika>{{ citation | author = Stevan Prohaska, "Jaroslav Černi Institute" | title = Ugroženost of poplava | trans-title = Flood threats | newspaper = [[Politika]] | pages = 26 | language = sr | date = 12 December 2017 | url = http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/394310/Pogledi/Ugrozenost-od-poplava}}</ref>

Belgrade's Institute "Jaroslav Černi", funded by [[UNDP]], compiled a study "Improvement of the water protection in the Kolubara drainage basin". Hydrological section of the report concludes that the cyclone caused the "continual rain of temperate intensity", which however lasted for too long (over three days). In May, the measured 48-hours rainfall was higher than the millennial rains in Loznica while the [[return period]] in Belgrade and Valjevo was 400 years. Return periods of the flow in the Kolubara was 120–520 and at the confluence into the Sava, when the Kolubara flooded Obrenovac and the mines, the discharge was {{convert|1,456|m3/s|abbr=on}}. If the system against the floods was finished and functioning properly, and that mines and Obrenovac weren't flooded, the discharge would be {{convert|2,460|m3/s|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Politika/>

In the drainage basin of the Bosna river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the rains in some places were exceeding the return period of 5,000 years (Vidmar A., et al., "The Bosna River floods in May 2014", Journal on Flood Risk, p.&nbsp;1–25). At the same time, during the massive overspill in the basin, the return period of the maximal discharge ({{convert|4,121|m3/s|abbr=on}}, 15 May 2014) was only 152 years and of the wave volume ({{convert|1,463,000,000|m3|abbr=on}}) was 189 years. After the reconstruction of the flood in the controlled environment, it was concluded that the discharge of the Bosna at Doboj would be {{convert|5,000|m3/s|abbr=on}} on 16 May 2014. A discharge of the Sava, right after the mouth of the Bosna, at the Šamac bridge, was {{convert|6,000|m3/s|abbr=on}} on 17 May (Abdulaj R., et al., ''{{lang|hr|Velike vode donjeg toka rijeke Save tijekom svibnja 2014}}'', {{lang|hr|Hrvatska vodoprivreda|italic=no}}, 207, 14–16, 2014). Downstream, in Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia, the discharge of the Sava was {{convert|6,420|m3/s|abbr=on}} (''{{lang|sr|Hidrološki godišnjak RHMZ Srbije za 2014}}'').<ref name=Politika/>

If the entire flood control system in all three countries functioned, and that there were no overspills and floods, a hydrological coincidence of joining the highest Sava and Kolubara water levels would occur. That means that in Belgrade, downstream from the mouth of Kolubara into the Sava, the Sava would bring almost {{convert|9,000|m3/s|abbr=on}}. The riparian zone along the Sava in Belgrade, called [[Savski Nasip]] and enhanced with the embankments, is designed for receiving {{convert|6,500|m3/s|abbr=on}}, so the city would probably suffer a major damage. Additionally, due to the illegal construction of the houses in the Savski Nasip area, the riparian zone is being destroyed and its volume is reduced.<ref name=Politika/>

==Affected regions==
[[File:Balkan floods May 2014.svg|thumb|300px|Affected areas of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Serbia]] and [[Croatia]]:
{{legend|#ff6363|Most affected areas|size=60%}}
{{legend|#ffb7b7|Also affected|size=60%}}]]
Serbia was the most severely affected, with several major cities in its central region completely flooded, and landslides in mountainous regions. Bosnia, in particular its Republika Srpska entity, was also inundated to a crippling extent. Eastern Croatia and southern Romania also experienced flooding and human victims, while Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovakia were affected by the storm.<ref>{{cite news|last=Özden |first=Terli |title="Yvette" bringt Sturm und Flut |url=http://www.heute.de/tief-yvette-bringt-polen-oesterreich-bulgarien-serbien-bosnien-herzegowina-und-slowakei-ueberschwemmungen-33178364.html |access-date=16 May 2014 |newspaper=ZDF |date=16 May 2014 |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517134118/http://www.heute.de/tief-yvette-bringt-polen-oesterreich-bulgarien-serbien-bosnien-herzegowina-und-slowakei-ueberschwemmungen-33178364.html |archive-date=May 17, 2014 }}</ref>

===Serbia===
[[File:Poplava obrenovac 2014 popović 3.jpg|thumb|[[Obrenovac]] suffered the largest number of casualties and destruction during the flooding]]
The city of [[Obrenovac]] was hit hardest by the floods, with an estimated 90% of the town flooded.<ref name=CNN /> During the night between 15 and 16 May, nearby [[Kolubara]] river, collecting waters from southerly mountains, suddenly rose several meters above its banks and flooded the city, catching the residents by surprise. The entire city was evacuated.<ref name=b92_may21>{{cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=21&nav_id=90411 |title=Three-day national mourning, danger still present |publisher=B92/Tanjug |date=21 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/465390/Pocela-totalna-evakuacija-Obrenovca-U-Kolubarskom-okrugu-dve-zrtve-poplava |title=Svi idu u odbranu Šapca! Totalna evakuacija Obrenovca i dalje traje! U Kolubarskom okrugu dve žrtve poplava |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=16 May 2014 |newspaper=[[Blic]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516195424/http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/465390/Pocela-totalna-evakuacija-Obrenovca-U-Kolubarskom-okrugu-dve-zrtve-poplava |archive-date=May 16, 2014 }}</ref> During 18 May, the water level dropped, which enabled the evacuation of the citizens of Obrenovac to be carried out by trucks instead of boats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Opao nivo vode u Obrenovcu, evakuacija kamionima|url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/tema-dana/Opao-nivo-vode-u-Obrenovcu-evakuacija-kamionima.lt.html|access-date=18 May 2014|newspaper=Politika|date=18 May 2014|language=sr}}</ref> As of 20 May the total number of evacuated persons exceeded 30,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flooded areas more stable; 30,000 evacuated|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=20&nav_id=90386|access-date=25 May 2014|newspaper=B92|date=20 May 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Krupanj 2014 - by Zoran Dobrin 1.jpg|thumbnail|left|Destruction of [[Krupanj]] by a flood]]
In [[Krupanj]] in western Serbia (located in a valley of several small rivers) torrents, mudslides and landslides devastated the infrastructure and destroyed dozens of houses. Because of road damages, the town was completely inaccessible for three days, and the road to Loznica was blocked until 18 May. Electric power was cut for almost the whole municipality.<ref>{{cite news|title=Krupanj: Reka progutala kuće|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=18&nav_category=16&nav_id=849645|access-date=18 May 2014|date=18 May 2014|agency=B92|location=Krupanj|language=sr}}</ref> Around 500 houses were seriously damaged and at least 20 houses are completely uninhabitable<ref>{{cite web|title=Rasim Ljajić: Posledice u Krupnju su katastrofalne!|url=http://www.prva.rs/vesti/info/41374/rasim-ljajic-posledice-u-krupnju-su-katastrofalne.html|publisher=Prva|access-date=19 May 2014|language=sr}}</ref> Part of the village of [[Rebelj]] in [[Valjevo]] municipality was annihilated by landslides.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/466025/Deo-sela-Rebelj-na-Medvedniku-vise-ne-postoji--zemlja-sahranila-12-kuca |title = Blic Online {{!}} Deo sela Rebelj na Medvedniku više ne postoji – zemlja sahranila 12 kuća  |access-date=May 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520021112/http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/466025/Deo-sela-Rebelj-na-Medvedniku-vise-ne-postoji--zemlja-sahranila-12-kuca |archive-date=May 20, 2014 }}</ref> In the [[Drina]] river valley, on the border with Bosnia, heavy rain activated landslides, cutting off several villages and closing roads. At [[Mali Zvornik]], a giant hill threatened to slide into the river and cut its flow, endangering that town and [[Zvornik]] across the river.<ref name=b92_may21/><ref>{{citation |url=http://sumadijapress.co.rs/celo-brdo-iznad-malog-zvornika-klizi-ka-drini/ |title=Celo brdo iznad Malog Zvornika klizi ka Drini |publisher=Šumadijapress |date=20 May 2014 |access-date=22 May 2014 |language=sr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524022949/http://sumadijapress.co.rs/celo-brdo-iznad-malog-zvornika-klizi-ka-drini/ |archive-date=24 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Peak flood waters from [[Sava]] river hit [[Šabac]] on 18 May, but the embankments survived, strengthened by efforts of the army and several thousands volunteers. Flood waters on the river reached {{convert|6.3|m|ft}}, the highest on record, endangering Šabac and [[Sremska Mitrovica]] on the left bank.<ref name=CNN /> In anticipation of the floods, a {{convert|7.3|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} temporary embankment was erected.<ref name=CNN />

Further east, along the valleys of [[Great Morava|Morava]] and [[Mlava]] rivers, city centers of [[Paraćin]], [[Petrovac na Mlavi]], [[Svilajnac]] and [[Smederevska Palanka]] were flooded.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=19&nav_category=16&nav_id=849781 |title=Smederevska Palanka 5 dana bez vode |publisher=B92 |date=19 May 2014 |language=sr}}</ref>

During the flooding period, an estimated 300,000 households were left without electric power.<ref name=rfe>{{cite news|url=http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/content/poplave-u-srbiji-jedna-osoba-poginula-vanredno-stanje-u-celoj-zemlji/25385720.html |title=Poplave u Srbiji: Poginule tri osobe, a dve se vode kao nestale |newspaper=Radio Slobodna Evropa |date=16 May 2014 |publisher=Slobodnaevropa.org |access-date=17 May 2014 |last1=Vučković |first1=Branko |last2=Nikitović |first2=Vladimir |last3=Ilić |first3=Novka |last4=Zorić |first4=Ognjen }}</ref> Serbia's energy minister, Aleksandar Antić, has appealed to individuals to conserve power as best they can.<ref name=flee/> The largest thermoelectric power plant in Serbia, [[TPP Nikola Tesla]], which supplies close to 50% of electricity in Serbia, lies in the vicinity of Obrenovac, but was saved from danger. However, flood waters filled the largest coal field of [[RB Kolubara]] with 210 million cubic meters of water, more than the volume of [[Vlasina lake]], and its pumping out is expected to take months.<ref name=rts_may21>{{citation|url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/Dru%C5%A1tvo/1603373/Energetski+sistem+se+vra%C4%87a+u+normalu%3F.html |title=Energetski sistem se vraća u normalu? |publisher=RTS |date=21 May 2014 |language=sr}}</ref> Further east, the thermoelectric power plant [[Kostolac#Industry|TPP Kostolac]], which supplies 11% of electricity in Serbia, was threatened by floods from the [[Mlava]] river, but the water had not breached the innermost ring of defenses. During the floods, the [[Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station|hydro plants at Iron Gates]] reduced their production and opened the gates in order to lower the level of the Danube.<ref name=rts_may21/>

During the floods, transport across the country, particularly central and western parts, was interrupted or broken.{{cn|date=May 2023}} 2,260 public, industrial and infrastructure facilities were flooded, and 3,500 roads were destroyed.<ref name=b92_may21/> The [[Belgrade–Bar railway]] was severed at several locations in western Serbia, and has been closed; basic reparations took about a month to complete, and afterwards the trains were forced to take a several-hours detour. Reconstruction of the section in the [[Gradac (river)|Gradac]] river canyon was finished in March 2015, allowing the trains to return to the original route.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/539676/Od-danas-opet-redovan-saobracaj-prugom-BeogradBar |title=Od danas opet redovan saobraćaj prugom Beograd-Bar |publisher=Blic |date=5 March 2015 |language=sr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908051933/http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/539676/Od-danas-opet-redovan-saobracaj-prugom-BeogradBar |archive-date=September 8, 2015 }}</ref>

Agricultural damage in affected areas was total, and the amount is yet to be determined. Thousands of cows, sheep, chicken and other domestic animals perished in the floods, and their corpses present a serious health risk for people who started returning and repairing their homes.

On 20 May, the Government of Serbia proclaimed 3 days of mourning.<ref name=b92_may21/><ref>{{cite news|last=Petrović|first=M.|title=Vučić: Tri dana žalosti, uskoro ukidanje vanredne situacije|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/466806/Vucic-Tri-dana-zalosti-uskoro-ukidanje-vanredne-situacije|access-date=20 May 2014|newspaper=Blic|date=20 May 2014|location=Belgrade|language=sr}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of Serbia|Serbian Prime Minister]] [[Aleksandar Vučić]] described the flooding as "the worst natural catastrophe that has ever hit Serbia."{{cn|date=May 2023}}

In a July 2014 report by the Government of Serbia, the total amount of damage in the country was estimated at 1.53 billion Euro. Of those, 810 million was attributed to direct damage, and 662 million to losses. Two thirds of the damage was attributed to the production sector (500 million direct and 569 million indirect), of which 228 million in the agricultural sector. Total damage on the housing was 227.3 million, while the infrastructure damage (transportation, communications and water management) was assessed at 192 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dijaspora.gov.rs/lat/ukupna-steta-od-poplava-15-milijardi-evra/ |title=Ukupna šteta od poplava 1,5 milijardi evra |date=8 July 2014 |language=sr |publisher=Ministry of Diaspora of the Government of Serbia |access-date=9 November 2015 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207182811/http://www.dijaspora.gov.rs/lat/ukupna-steta-od-poplava-15-milijardi-evra/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Bosnia and Herzegovina===
[[File:2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina floods Kamerovica flied.jpg|thumb|left|Flooding in [[Zenica]], 15 May 2014]]
Most of northern Bosnia was flooded, with the [[Bosna (river)|Bosna river]] valley hitting hardest. Other affected areas included the [[Sarajevo Canton]]<ref name=pobjeda>{{cite web|url=http://www.pobjeda.me/2014/05/14/poplave-u-bih-evakuisane-tri-osobe-najkriticnije-na-ilidzi/ |title=Poplave u BiH: Evakuisane tri osobe, najkritičnije na Ilidži – Pobjeda Dnevni List |publisher=Pobjeda.me |date=14 May 2014 |access-date=17 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517134245/http://www.pobjeda.me/2014/05/14/poplave-u-bih-evakuisane-tri-osobe-najkriticnije-na-ilidzi/ |archive-date=May 17, 2014 }}</ref> and [[Tuzla Canton]]. Northern and northeastern Bosnia, including the region of [[Semberija]], was also flooded. Rivers that flooded included the Bosna, [[Vrbas (river)|Vrbas]], [[Drina]], [[Sana (river)|Sana]] and [[Sava]]. A state of emergency was declared across the nation.<ref name=CNN>{{cite news|title=Thousands evacuated due to severe flooding in Balkans|publisher=CNN|date=17 May 2014|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/17/world/europe/balkans-flooding/|access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> [[Herzegovina]] in the south and central regions were not hit by floods.

The town of [[Maglaj]] experienced the average rainfall of two months in under 48 hours.<ref name=CNN /> In the city of [[Zavidovići]], a footbridge was filmed being swept down the [[Bosna river]] and crashing into another bridge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bridge Crashes into Bridge on Flooded River in Bosnia (Video)|url=http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2014/05/15/bridge-crashes-into-bridge-on-flooded-river-in-bosnia-video/|access-date=16 May 2014|newspaper=dailypicksandflicks|date=15 May 2014|archive-date=16 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516221629/http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2014/05/15/bridge-crashes-into-bridge-on-flooded-river-in-bosnia-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[Sarajevo]], the [[Miljacka]] river swelled almost to the level of city bridges.<ref name=pobjeda/> The entire hamlet of Parići in [[Hrasno Donje]], municipality of [[Kalesija]], was swept away by landslides.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oslobodjenje.ba/vijesti/bih/selo-paraci-u-kalesiji-vise-ne-postoji |title=Selo Paraći u Kalesiji više ne postoji! |publisher=Oslobođenje |date=18 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075051/http://www.oslobodjenje.ba/vijesti/bih/selo-paraci-u-kalesiji-vise-ne-postoji |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

As of 20 May, there were 24 confirmed deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 17 in [[Republika Srpska]] and 7 in the [[Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Federation]].<ref name=dnevnik.hr>{{cite news|title=Dan žalosti u BiH, Sava nastavlja plaviti Bosansku Posavinu |publisher=dnevnik.hr |date=20 May 2014|url=http://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/svijet/dan-zalosti-u-bih-bosanska-posavina-i-dalje-se-bori-s-poplavama---336757.html|access-date=20 May 2014}}</ref> At a press conference on 19 May, the Director of Police of Republika Srpska gave the names of 17 confirmed victims: 10 in Doboj, 2 in Šamac, 2 in [[Modriča]] and one each in [[Bijeljina]], [[Vlasenica]] and [[Donji Žabar]]; an additional 7 persons are still listed as missing.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/republika_srpska/aktuelno.655.html:492132-Vrh-poplavnog-talasa-Save-prosao-RS-bez-novih-poplava |title=RS:Imena stradalih, prijavljen nestanak sedam osoba |publisher=Večernje Novosti |date=19 May 2014 |access-date=20 May 2014 |language=sr}}</ref> Governments of the two entities jointly declared 20 May a [[mourning day|day of mourning]] across the country.<ref name=dnevnik.hr/>

It was speculated that the floodwaters might have disturbed [[land mine]]s left over from the [[Bosnian War]] (1992–95) which could cause further danger if moved outside the marked areas.<ref name=flee/>

The chief executive of [[Željeznice Republike Srpske]], the railway operator in [[Republika Srpska]] (one of two railway operators in Bosnia) appealed for help in repairing the enormous damage to the railways in the country, stating that they were independently unable to repair the damage, appealing for help from the international community in supplying materials, mechanisation and financial assistance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Railway seeks help following catastrophic floods|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/railway-seeks-help-following-catastrophic-floods.html|access-date=21 June 2014|publisher=Railway Gazette|date=21 May 2013}}</ref>

===Croatia===
[[File:Floods Croatia 2014..jpg|thumb|right|250px|Floods in [[Croatia]]; red dots indicate ruptured embankents]]
[[File:Floods in Croatia Gunja 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Severe flooding in the Croatian locality of Gunja]]

Croatia was affected by the floods to a lesser extent than Serbia or Bosnia.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/floods-people-balkans-yugoslavia Floods have united the people of the Balkans | Andrej Nikolaidis | Opinion | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The most critical area was in southern [[Slavonia]]. The embankment on the Sava River was breached near [[Rajevo Selo]] and [[Račinovci]], and thus evacuation was ordered for [[Gunja, Croatia|Gunja]], Rajevo Selo and Račinovci. As of 19 May, around 15,000 people in easternmost parts of Croatia were evacuated from their homes.<ref name=indexhrevak>{{cite web|title=Evakuirano je 15 tisuća ljudi, voda i dalje nadire|url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/slavonija-pod-vodom-evakuirano-je-15-tisuca-ljudi-voda-i-dalje-nadire/748180.aspx|publisher=Index.hr|access-date=19 May 2014}}</ref> One of the most critical points was the embankment of the Sava river in [[Slavonski Šamac]], where the confluence of the Bosna and Sava is located. At that point the embankments were under severe pressure caused by the huge amount of water coming from Bosnia. Several officials stated that if this embankment were breached, the entire region of southern Slavonia, with a population of over 300 000, would be flooded.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/vodeni-armagedon-evakuacija-u-nekoliko-sela---odjednom-je-probilo--pojavila-se-bujica--sve-je-letjelo-/1192350/ |title=Strah u Slavonskom Šamcu: 'Popusti li naš nasip, Đakovo će biti potopljeno |newspaper=jutarnji.hr |author=jutarnji.hr |date=19 May 2014 |access-date=19 May 2014 |archive-date=24 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524001542/http://www.jutarnji.hr/vodeni-armagedon-evakuacija-u-nekoliko-sela---odjednom-je-probilo--pojavila-se-bujica--sve-je-letjelo-/1192350/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> There were also floods in [[Banovina (region)|Banovina]] region, in the towns of [[Hrvatska Kostajnica]] and [[Dvor, Croatia|Dvor]], mostly caused by the river Una, whose level had not been as high since 1955.<ref name="DPRERADUS">{{cite news |url=http://www.sisak.info/izvanredno-stanje-u-dvoru-i-hrvatskoj-kostajnici/ |title=Izvanredno stanje u Dvoru i Hrvatskoj Kostajnici |newspaper=sisak.info |author=DPRERADUS |date=19 May 2014}}</ref>
Video: http://vimeo.com/96164094

===Romania===
This was the third major flood to hit [[Romania]] since late April 2014. Over 8,000 people were isolated and nearly 2,000 hectares of land were covered by water. On a single day, 125 villages were affected by floods. In total, 30 national and county roads were closed or partially destroyed by water and mud.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/bilant-inundatii-cod-portocaliu-492574.html |title=BILANȚUL TRAGIC al INUNDAȚIILOR: 8.000 de oameni izolați! Codul PORTOCALIU, VALABIL pentru 17 județe |newspaper=Libertatea |date=16 May 2014}}</ref> The waters of the [[Danube]] rose so much that the authorities set orange code for flooding for eight days, on the sector [[Iron Gates]]–[[Zimnicea]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.romanialibera.ro/actualitate/eveniment/cod-portocaliu-de-inundatii-pe-dunare-335475 |title=Cod portocaliu de inundații pe Dunăre |newspaper=România Liberă |author=David Simion |date=17 May 2014}}</ref> In [[Vrancea County]], a 50-year-old man was carried away by the flood and found dead the next morning.<ref name="Alexandra Ciliac"/> [[Bucharest]] was devastated by a [[storm]] accompanied by [[hail]] and strong winds. Several streets were flooded, trees were uprooted, and a thick layer of ice covered important transport arteries, paralyzing the traffic in the capital.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.puterea.ro/eveniment/vreme-extrema-in-mai-inundatii-si-grindina-de-o-palma-in-bucuresti-91384.html |title=VREME EXTREMĂ ÎN MAI: inundații și grindină de-o palmă în București |newspaper=Puterea |author=G.D. |date=5 May 2014 |access-date=18 May 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518175008/http://www.puterea.ro/eveniment/vreme-extrema-in-mai-inundatii-si-grindina-de-o-palma-in-bucuresti-91384.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Slovakia===
Floods and strong winds from the cyclone also reached Slovakia, where an elderly man drowned.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pluska.sk/spravy/z-domova/povodne-slovensku-maju-prvu-obet-starcek-utopil-potoku.html |title=Povodne na Slovensku majú prvú obeť, starček sa utopil v potoku
|date=16 May 2014 |access-date=13 October 2018 |publisher=[[Plus (Slovak TV channel)|Plus]]}}</ref>

==International response==
Many countries and international organizations have offered to provide relief.
* {{flag|Albania}} — Albania sent five search and rescue units to Bosnia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Përmbytjet, ndihmë Bosnjes|url=http://www.top-channel.tv/artikull.php?id=278169|publisher=Top Channel Albania|access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref>
* {{flag|Austria}} — Austria sent a civil defense rescue team with high capacity pump to Serbia.<ref name=tanjug>{{cite web | url = http://www.tanjug.rs/novosti/129200/jos-zemalja-eu-pridruzuje-pruzanju-pomoci-srbiji.htm | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140516173127/http://www.tanjug.rs/novosti/129200/jos-zemalja-eu-pridruzuje-pruzanju-pomoci-srbiji.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 May 2014 | title = Još zemalja EU pridružuje pružanju pomoći Srbiji| language=sr | access-date = 18 May 2014 | publisher = tanjug.rs}}</ref>
* {{flag|Azerbaijan}} — The Government of Azerbaijan sent 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the affected population in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Additionally, humanitarian aid was sent to people in critical areas in Serbia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pomoć za poplavljena područja|url=http://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/oprema-vrijedna-oko-milion-km-stigla-iz-azerbejdzana-u-bih/140520004|access-date=20 May 2014|date=20 May 2014|location=Sarajevo|language=bs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Azerbejdžan pružio pomoć Srbiji|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=17&nav_category=12&nav_id=849412|access-date=17 May 2014|date=17 May 2014|agency=Tanjug|location=Belgrade|language=sr}}</ref> The Government of Azerbaijan also stated that they would donate €400,000 to Serbia's flood relief fund. {{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* {{flag|Belarus}} — President [[Lukashenko]] ordered that help be sent.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3DVXxARYlk Stigla Pomoć Iz Belorusije / Poplave Srbija - Youtube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Belarus sent a first contingent to Serbia which amongst other material contained two helicopters with four teams of rescuers.<ref name=belarus>{{cite web | url = http://www.srbijadanas.net/belorusija-poslala-dva-helikoptera-spasioce-opremu-u-pomoc-srbiji/| script-title=ru:Белорусија послала два хеликоптера, спасиоце и опрему у помоћ Србији!| access-date = 18 May 2014 | language = ru | publisher = srbijadanas.net| date=18 May 2014}}</ref> The second contingent included four generators of 100 kilowatts, 20 other generators, 30 pumps for water, 20,000 cans of food, 5,000 blankets, 20 tents for 20 people each, etc.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYPDZ3IVU5U Stigao I Drugi Kontingent Pomoći Iz Belorusije / Poplave Srbija - Youtube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* {{flag|Belgium}} — Belgium sent the [[B-FAST|B-Fast team]], with a convoy of 10 trucks carrying a water treatment installation and pumps to provide drinkable water to the population in [[Orašje, Bosnia|Orašje]], Bosnia and Herzegovina. A second mission, with rescue boats for Serbia, will not depart, since the Serbian government has announced that plenty of boats are present.<ref name=belgium1>{{cite web|url=http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/5377/De-aarde/article/detail/1890344/2014/05/18/Regering-stuurt-B-Fastteam-naar-Bosnie-Herzegovina.dhtml|title=Regering stuurt B-Fastteam naar Bosnië-Herzegovina|access-date=18 May 2014|language=nl|publisher=De Morgen}}</ref><ref name=belgium2>{{cite news|url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20140520_01113388|title=Tweede missie van B-Fast geannuleerd|access-date=23 May 2014|language=nl|newspaper=De Standaard}}</ref><br />Bosnian expats in [[Flanders]] gathered 40 [[tonne|metric tons]] of relief goods, to be sent to Bosnia.<ref name=deurne>{{cite web|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=dmf20140526_01120643|title=Antwerpse Bosniërs zamelen veertig ton hulpgoederen in|date=27 May 2014 |access-date=27 May 2014|language=nl|publisher=Het Nieuwsblad}}</ref>
* {{flag|Bulgaria}} —  Bulgaria sent two fire engines with 10 motor pumps and more vehicles with 16 high-capacity water pumps and two boats to Serbia.<ref name=tanjug/>
*{{flag|Canada}} – The Government of Canada provided CAD800,000 in assistance in the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding.  Through the Canadian Red Cross, the Government provided CAD200,000 to ICRC operations in Bosnia & Herzegovina, and CAD200,000 to support ICRC efforts in Serbia.  The Government of Canada also channelled CAD400,000 through Save the Children Canada to support work in Bosnia & Herzegovina.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.international.gc.ca/media/dev/news-communiques/2014/06/07abg.aspx?lang=eng |title= Canada's Response to the May 2014 Flooding in the Balkans|date= 7 June 2014}}</ref> The Royal Bank of Canada donated CAD50,000 to be used as most needed in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbc.com/newsroom/news/2014/20140523-balkans-flood.html |title= RBC donates $50,000 to Canadian Red Cross for Balkans flood relief}}</ref>
* {{flag|Croatia}} — Croatia provided two military transport helicopters to Bosnia and Herzegovina, one helicopter operating in the [[Banja Luka]] – Doboj region, and one in Maglaj – Zenica region,<ref>{{cite news|author1=Aida Cerkez |author2=Jovana Gec |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/Thousands-wait-for-evacuation-from-Balkan-floods-5482691.php |title=Thousands wait for evacuation from Balkan floods |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=2014-05-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517174759/http://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/Thousands-wait-for-evacuation-from-Balkan-floods-5482691.php |archive-date=May 17, 2014 }}</ref> 6 teams of the [[Croatian Mountain Rescue Service]] with 15 rescuers, and 25 members of the civil protection units and fire brigades with 10 vehicles and 3 boats.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rtl.hr/vijesti/novosti/1183906/hrvatske-snage-pomazu-najugrozenijim-dijelovima-bih/| publisher= rtl.hr| title =  Hrvatske snage pomažu najugroženijim dijelovima BiH| date= 16 May 2014| access-date = 21 May 2014 | language = hr}}</ref> 8 intervention policemen with boats are active in [[Odžak]] and [[Orašje, Bosnia|Orašje]].<ref name=mup>{{cite web| url = http://www.mup.hr/185765/1.aspx| publisher = mup.hr| title = Angažman policije u poplavljenim područjima| access-date = 22 May 2014| language = hr| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140522160559/http://www.mup.hr/185765/1.aspx| archive-date = 22 May 2014| url-status = dead| df = dmy-all}}</ref> Croatia also sent 65 tons of drinking water to affected areas in Serbia,<ref>{{cite news|title=HVALA, KOMŠIJE: Hrvatska poslala 65 tona vode za piće!|url=http://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/1076566-hvala-komsije-hrvatska-poslala-65-tona-vode-za-pice|access-date=19 May 2014|date=18 May 2014|agency=Telegraf|location=Batrovci|language=sr}}</ref> along with firefighting and civil defence intervention units with 15 members, 5 vehicles and 2 boats,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vlada.hr/hr/naslovnica/sjednice_i_odluke_vlade_rh/2014/159_telefonska_sjednica_vlade_republike_hrvatske |publisher=vlada.hr |title=159. telefonska sjednica Vlade Republike Hrvatske |access-date=21 May 2014 |language=hr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521154117/http://www.vlada.hr/hr/naslovnica/sjednice_i_odluke_vlade_rh/2014/159_telefonska_sjednica_vlade_republike_hrvatske |archive-date=May 21, 2014 }}</ref> and 9 intervention policemen (including divers) operating in the area of Obrenovac.<ref name=mup/> The Croatian [[Red Cross]] opened a donations account for victims of the floods in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. On May 20, the Croatian Red Cross announced that 4,815,681.17 [[Croatian Kuna|kuna]] (€632,186.57 ) had been donated for the victims of the floods in Croatia,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hck.hr/en/page/emergency-appeal-for-flood-affected-areas-in-croatia-415 |title=Emergency appeal for flood affected areas in Croatia - News - Croatian Red Cross<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519224536/http://www.hck.hr/en/page/emergency-appeal-for-flood-affected-areas-in-croatia-415 |archive-date=2014-05-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 543,789.71 kuna (€71,386.90) for the victims in Bosnia-Herzegovina and 435,480.82 kuna (€57,168.47) for the victims in Serbia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hck.hr/en/page/emergency-appeal-for-flood-affected-people-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-and-serbia-414 |title=Emergency appeal for flood affected people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia - News - Croatian Red Cross<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519224539/http://www.hck.hr/en/page/emergency-appeal-for-flood-affected-people-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-and-serbia-414 |archive-date=2014-05-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Humanitarian trucks travelling toward the affected areas through Croatia motorways were excluded from paying a [[Road pricing|toll]].
* {{flag|Czech Republic}} — Czech Republic sent a rescue team with water pumps, a boat and seven vehicles for different purposes to Serbia.<ref name=tanjug/>
* {{flag|Estonia}} — Estonia sent a rescue team and €87,000 to Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.postimees.ee/2798166/eesti-aitab-uleujutuste-all-kannatavat-bosniat-87-000-euroga| publisher= postimees.ee | title =  Eesti aitab üleujutuste all kannatavat Bosniat 87 000 euroga | date= 18 May 2014 | access-date = 18 May 2014 | language = et}}</ref> Estonia also participated in a relief effort in Serbia, together with other EU countries.<ref>{{cite news|title=EU assistance underway for flood victims in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina|url=http://ec.europa.eu/echo/news/2014/20140516_en.htm|access-date=19 May 2014|newspaper=European Commission – Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection|date=17 May 2014}}</ref>
* {{flag|European Union}} — Bulgaria, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, the UK, Slovakia, Belgium and Estonia responded to the request filed by Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ec.europa.eu/echo/news/2014/20140516_en.htm |publisher = European Community Humanitarian Office | title = EU assistance underway for flood victims in Serbia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina| access-date = 19 May 2014}}</ref> As of 19 May, more than 220 rescuers from various EU countries are at locations in Serbia.<ref>[http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=20&nav_category=16&nav_id=850301 Više od 220 spasilaca iz EU - B92.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* {{flag|France}} — French humanitarian organization NVO sent help to Serbia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=17&nav_category=12&nav_id=849409| publisher= b92.net| title =  Pomoć francuske NVO| date= 17 May 2014| access-date = 18 May 2014 | language = sr}}</ref> French Ambassador to Serbia, Mr. François-Xavier Deniau, stated that France sent half of their total yearly emergency funds to Serbia. Major French emergency forces team of 40 members arrived in Serbia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=18&nav_category=12&nav_id=849732| publisher= b92.net| title =  Francuska odgovorila na naš poziv| date= 18 May 2014| access-date = 18 May 2014 | language = sr}}</ref>
* {{flag|Germany}} — Germany sent 15 rescuers with three pumps, five trucks and an aggregate to Serbia.<ref name=tanjug/>
* {{flag|Hungary}} — Hungary sent five boats and a rescue helicopter to Serbia.<ref name=tanjug/>
* {{flag|Iceland}} — Icelandic government is donating 3 million [[ISK]] (€19,500) to Bosnia and Serbia.<ref>[http://grapevine.is/Home/ReadArticle/Ministry-Of-Foreign-Affairs-Sends-Aid-To-Flood-Victims Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Sends Aid To Flood Victims – The Reykjavik Grapevine<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522051113/http://grapevine.is/Home/ReadArticle/Ministry-Of-Foreign-Affairs-Sends-Aid-To-Flood-Victims |date=2014-05-22 }}</ref>
* {{flag|India}} — India donated $100,000 of humanitarian aid to Serbia.<ref name="Индија упутила 100.000 долара Србији">{{cite web |url=http://www.in4s.net/indija-uputila-100-000-dolara-srbiji/|title=Индија упутила 100.000 долара Србији |date=28 May 2014 |publisher=ИН4С |access-date=2016-05-16}}</ref>
* {{flag|Israel}} — Medicines, blankets, raincoats, rubber boats and food were provided in Serbia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://inserbia.info/today/2014/05/israel-delivers-aid-to-serbia/ | title = Israel delivers aid to Serbia| date = 16 May 2014| access-date = 18 May 2014 | publisher = inserbia.info}}</ref>
* {{flag|Ireland}} — Ireland provided aid worth €50,000 through the NGO World Vision. Ireland released relief supplies worth €220,000 that were distributed via the World Food Programme. This included tents, blankets and water purification tablets.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-supplies-balkans-flooding-1491648-May2014/ | title = Ireland to send supplies including tents and blankets to flood victims in the Balkans = 29 May 2014 | date=29 May 2014 | publisher = thejournal.ie}}</ref>
* {{flag|Iran}} — The [[Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran]] will be sending humanitarian aid to Serbia.{{cn|date=July 2021}}
* {{flag|Italy}} —  Four rescue boats and €200,000 of humanitarian aid for the people in Serbia will be sent from Italy, Italian Ambassador to Serbia Giuseppe Manzo has said.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tanjug.rs/news/129396/italy-sends-boats-and-humanitarian-aid.htm/ | title = Italy sends boats and humanitarian aid| access-date = 19 May 2014 | publisher = tanjug.rs}}{{dead link|date=April 2016}}</ref>
* {{flag|Japan}} — The Japanese government sent Bosnia and Herzegovina ¥10,000,000 worth of resources, and Serbia resources for use worth $100,000.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vecernji.ba/japan-odobrio-pomoc-vrijednu-78-tisuca-eura-za-bih-939325 | title = Japan odobrio pomoć vrijednu 78 tisuća eura za BiH | language = bs | access-date = 17 May 2014 | publisher = vecernji.ba}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=17&nav_category=12&nav_id=849306 | title = 100.000 dolara pomoći od Japana| date = 17 May 2014| language = sr | access-date = 18 May 2014 | publisher = b92.net}}</ref>
* {{flag|Luxembourg}} — Luxembourg sent a rescue team of 24 members to northern Bosnia.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUauZGhRCyk |title=Help from Luxembourg |publisher= Youtube|access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref>
* {{flag|Kosovo}} — [[Kosovo Security Force]] Minister [[Agim Çeku]] offered to help by sending rescue teams to Bosnia and Serbia, but this offer was refused.<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/floods-people-balkans-yugoslavia| title = Floods have united the people of the Balkans| newspaper = The Guardian| access-date = 20 May 2014 | date = 20 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2014/05/floods-balkans | title = Floods in the Balkans: Fears of another surge | newspaper = The Economist| access-date = 20 May 2014| date = 19 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/floods-in-serbia-open-pandoras-box/| title = Floods in Serbia Open Pandora's Box | publisher = Liberty Voice| access-date = 20 May 2014| date = 20 May 2014 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Macedonia}} — 75 rescue workers and large groups of volunteers (150 volunteers from the city of Kumanovo, and many others from other cities), 45 pumps, 9 boats and various other equipment were sent. The Macedonian Red Cross, universities and private businesses have organized special fundraising events to support the victims of the floods. A telephone service is available so that people may donate. Many spots in the city of Skopje collect various kinds of aid. As of May 19, the telephone service has collected 7.3 million [[Macedonian denar|MKD]] (€120,000) in aid. The [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]] also sent 3 million MKD (€50,000) in financial aid.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://mpc.org.mk/vest.asp?id=6146 | title = Соопштение од Светиот Архиерејски Синод на МПЦ-ОА | language = mk | access-date = 19 May 2014 | publisher = mpc.org.mk}}</ref>
* {{flag|Malaysia}} — The Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA) had channelled aid totalling [[Malaysian ringgit|MYR]] 43,780 (€10,000) in the form of food packs and health kits to the province of [[Odžak]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the MRA also has launched a public fund since 24 May to assist the flood victims in response to the appeal by the Bosnian government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1040982|title=Humanitarian Fund For Flood Victims In Bosnia And Herzegovina|publisher=[[Bernama]]|date=24 May 2014|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527140052/http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1040982|archive-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/latest/fund-to-assist-flood-victims-in-bosnia-herzegovina-launched-1.604352 |title=Fund to assist flood victims in Bosnia, Herzegovina launched |work=Bernama |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527142507/http://www.nst.com.my/latest/fund-to-assist-flood-victims-in-bosnia-herzegovina-launched-1.604352 |archive-date=27 May 2014 }}</ref> Beside that, a Malaysian newspaper, [[The Sun (Malaysia)|The Sun]] public fund had raised a total of MYR 1,128,911 (€268,296.99) from the Malaysian public including a personal donation from the founder of the [[Berjaya Group]] and the owner of [[Cardiff City F.C.]] and [[FK Sarajevo]], [[Vincent Tan]] with MYR 500,000 (€114,000).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1083447|title=Help our friends in Bosnia|author=Karen Arukesamy|newspaper=[[The Sun (Malaysia)|The Sun]]|date=16 June 2014|access-date=23 June 2014}}</ref>
* {{flag|Montenegro}} — 41 soldiers of the Montenegrin army with 7 military SUVs, 6 trucks and additional equipment were sent to Obrenovac. Divers and alpinists from Special counter-terrorist police unit have been sent to Obrenovac.  Over 70 professional rescuers and firefighters were also sent to Serbia. More than 200 volunteers went to Serbia to provide help. More have asked to join, but it was not possible to organize transport. Unknown number of boats and pumps was also sent along with the military, police and rescue units. Montenegrin government offered to put two helicopters at the disposal of Serbia and Bosnia but they weren't called for. Several municipalities, as well as some companies, have donated money. In several cities there were organised donations of foods, rations and clothes. The Directorate for Emergency Situations of the Ministry for Interior Affairs sent four trucks with blankets, raincoats and sleeping bags to Serbia and two to Bosnia. Numerous private companies sent supplies in food and water. The Montenegrin Red Cross opened two bank accounts for help to flooded areas, and, together with all Montenegrin mobile operators, organised a special number where people can donate money by sending an SMS.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/crna-gora-se-organizuje-prikuplja-se-pomoc-dobrovoljci-posli-srbiju-clanak-210455 | title = Crna Gora se organizuje: Prikuplja se pomoć, dobrovoljci pošli za Srbiju | language = cnr | access-date = 18 May 2014 | publisher = vijesti.me | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140519003941/http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/crna-gora-se-organizuje-prikuplja-se-pomoc-dobrovoljci-posli-srbiju-clanak-210455 | archive-date = 19 May 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> About €550,000 was raised with SMS and the bank accounts as of 30 June 2014. Montenegrin Red Cross also gathered 264 tons of water, 15 tons of juice, 12.5 tons of food and 4.5 tons of hygiene products in relief efforts for Serbia and Bosnia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/telekom-telenor-zatvorili-donatorsku-liniju-14543-clanak-785476 | title = Telekom i Telenor zatvorili donatorsku liniju 14543 | language = cnr | access-date = 1 July 2014 | publisher = vijesti.me | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001149/http://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/telekom-telenor-zatvorili-donatorsku-liniju-14543-clanak-785476 | archive-date = 15 July 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Football Association of Montenegro]] donated €40,000. Montenegrin prime minister [[Milo Đukanović]] sent condolences to his Serbian colleague Aleksandar Vučić about deaths that occurred. Đukanović also said that Montenegro will provide aid and all of its help resources to the [[Government of Serbia]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=15&nav_category=167&nav_id=848523/ | title = Đukanović uputio telegram saučešća| date = 15 May 2014| language = sr | access-date = 18 May 2014 | publisher = b92.net}}</ref>
* {{flag|Netherlands}} — Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Frans Timmermans]] said on 20 May that The Netherlands will donate €500,000 to Bosnia and Serbia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/605492-1405/half-miljoen-noodhulp-voor-overstroomd-servi-en-bosni |title=Half miljoen noodhulp voor overstroomd Servië en Bosnië |author=Door Thijs Baas |date=20 May 2014 |publisher=BNR |access-date=20 May 2014 |archive-date=20 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221343/http://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/605492-1405/half-miljoen-noodhulp-voor-overstroomd-servi-en-bosni |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{flag|Poland}} — Poland sent a rescue team of 37 firefighters to Bosnia, with special pumps and 15 fire trucks. The Polish soldiers from EUFOR are providing assistance.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tvnmeteo.tvn24.pl/informacje-pogoda/swiat,27/strazacy-z-polski-wyruszyli-do-zalanej-bosni-tam-zywiol-zniszczyl-praktycznie-polowe-kraju,123619,1,0.html/ | title = Strażacy z Polski wyruszyli do zalanej Bośni.| language = pl | access-date = 22 May 2014 | publisher = tvn24}}</ref>
* {{flag|Norway}} — Kingdom of Norway, among first, supported with around €3.000.000 most vulnerable victims, as Ambassador to Serbia, Mr. Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg said.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=23&nav_id=90442| title = Norway among biggest donors to flood-stricken Serbia| date = 23 May 2014| publisher = b92.net|access-date = 23 May 2014}}</ref> Norway then donated $627.000 to the Serbian Government to be used for water purification and water tanks.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The Norwegian Red Cross raising funds for Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, collecting around €190.000 by May 22.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/vest.php?id=211201| title = Значајна помоћ Норвешке за санирање последица поплава| publisher = gov.rs|access-date = 23 May 2014}}</ref> Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade decided to create a relief fund with €500.000 for support.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/Društvo/1605171/Norveški+fond+pomoći+od+pola+miliona+evra.html| title = Norveški fond pomoći od pola miliona evra| publisher = RTS|access-date = 23 May 2014}}</ref> Norway also participated through United Nations support.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* {{flag|Romania}} — Also heavily confronted with floods, Romania will send help to neighboring Serbia. Prime Minister [[Victor Ponta]] announced that the Romanian authorities will send a large water removal generator and perishable items such as food, water, blankets, clothes, etc.<ref>[http://www.mediafax.ro/social/romania-va-trimite-in-serbia-si-bosnia-ajutoare-pentru-inlaturarea-efectelor-inundatiilor-12633898 România va trimite în Serbia şi Bosnia ajutoare pentru înlăturarea efectelor inundaţiilor - Mediafax<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* {{flag|Russia}} — Russia sent four [[Ilyushin Il-76]] aircraft carrying 76 rescue workers including 20 divers and 70 tons of humanitarian aid to Serbia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.novinite.com/articles/160576/Russian+Aircraft+with+Rescue+Workers+to+Help+Flood-Stricken+Serbia | title = Aircraft with Rescue Workers to Help Flood-Stricken Serbia | publisher = Novinite.com|access-date = 18 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/465618/Rusija-salje-jos-dva-aviona-s-humanitarnom-pomoci |title=Rusija šalje još dva aviona s humanitarnom pomoći |language=sr |access-date=18 May 2014 |publisher=blic.rs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517161324/http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/465618/Rusija-salje-jos-dva-aviona-s-humanitarnom-pomoci |archive-date=May 17, 2014 }}</ref> Specialists from the Russian-Serb humanitarian center in Serbia were also participating in work dealing with flood consequences by providing mobile power stations and motor pumps.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/731865 | title = Russia sends rescuers to flood-hit Serbia| publisher = TASS | access-date = 18 May 2014}}</ref> Russian aid has saved thousands of lives with one operation seeing almost 400 people rescued including at least 79 children.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
* {{flag|Slovakia}} — [https://archive.today/20140606054950/http://www.humencanonline.sk/sk/aktualne/spolocnost/slovensko-poslalo-humanitarnu-pomoc-balkanu/ Slovak government sent 6 tons of humanitarian aid to Serbia (78 000 €)] and also [http://www.teraz.sk/zahranicie/slovensko-pomoze-srbsku-postihnutemu/84960-clanok.html humanitarian aid for Bijeljina city in Bosnia (50 000 €)]. [http://www.futbalovysvet.sk/clanok/1350/krasne-gesto-fanusikov-trnavskeho-spartaka Also the fans of two biggest Slovak football teams sent a financial aid about 40 000 €.]
* {{flag|Slovenia}} — Hours after Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia requested help, Slovenia decided to send a special unit of civil protection, along with four vehicles, 20 experts and two special pumps to Serbia, and two units with motor boats, a 12-member unit of civil protection, a [[Slovenian armed forces|Slovenian military]] [[Bell 412]] helicopter with its crew and a [[Slovenian police|police]] [[AB 212]] helicopter with two crews to Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vlada.si/medijsko_sredisce/sporocila_za_javnost/sporocilo_za_javnost/article/slovenija_bo_zaradi_obseznih_poplav_priskocila_na_pomoc_srbiji_ter_bosni_in_hercegovini_46773/ | title = Slovenija bo zaradi obsežnih poplav priskočila na pomoč Srbiji ter Bosni in Hercegovini | trans-title = Due to extensive floods Slovenia will come to aid to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina | publisher = [[Government of Slovenia]] official website | date = 16 May 2014 | access-date = 22 May 2014 | language = sl | archive-date = 22 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140522060018/http://www.vlada.si/medijsko_sredisce/sporocila_za_javnost/sporocilo_za_javnost/article/slovenija_bo_zaradi_obseznih_poplav_priskocila_na_pomoc_srbiji_ter_bosni_in_hercegovini_46773/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rtvslo.si/news-in-english/devastating-floods-in-serbia-and-bosnia-and-herzegovina/337107 | title = Devastating floods in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina | publisher = [[RTV Slovenija]] | date = 17 May 2014 | access-date = 22 May 2014}}</ref> The day after another 26 civil protection members departed for Serbia, with four motor boats and six rescue vehicles.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rtvslo.si/svet/slovenci-pomagajo-v-poplavah-prizadetim-ljudem-v-bih-u-in-srbiji/337111 | title = Slovenci pomagajo v poplavah prizadetim ljudem v BiH-u in Srbiji |trans-title=Slovenes helping the flood victims in BiH and Serbia | publisher = [[RTV Slovenija]] | date = 17 May 2014 | access-date = 22 May 2014 | language = sl}}</ref> In addition, a Slovenian military [[Eurocopter AS532 Cougar]] helicopter was dispatched to Serbia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eposavje.com/on/16987-helikopterski-posadki-slovenske-vojske-v-srbiji-in-bih.html | title = Helikopterski posadki iz Cerkelj ob Krki v Srbiji in BiH | trans-title = Two helicopter crews from Cerlje ob krki helping in Serbia and BiH | publisher = ePosavje | date = 19 May 2014 | access-date = 22 May 2014 | language = sl | archive-date = 22 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140522053056/http://www.eposavje.com/on/16987-helikopterski-posadki-slovenske-vojske-v-srbiji-in-bih.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> During the afternoon of May 19 Slovenia sent 22 tons of humanitarian aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was followed with another 10 tons sent in the evening.<ref name="rtv22ton">{{cite web | url = http://www.rtvslo.si/svet/tovornjaki-s-pomocjo-v-bih-le-z-ustrezno-dokumentacijo/337322 | title = Tovornjaki s pomočjo v BiH le z ustrezno dokumentacijo |trans-title=Trucks with help into BiH only with appropriate documentation | publisher = [[RTV Slovenija]] | date = 20 May 2014 | access-date = 22 May 2014 | language = sl}}</ref> Slovenian food company Žito have contributed an additional 11 tons of food aid which was sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref name="rtv22ton"/> On 20 May a Slovenian military convoy, containing 30 soldiers and 13 military trucks, departed towards the affected areas with another batch of humanitarian aid.<ref name="rtv22ton"/><ref name=siol20052014>{{cite web | url = http://www.siol.net/novice/svet/2014/05/humanitarna_pomoc_iz_slovenije_obticala_na_bosanski_meji.aspx
 | title = Proti BiH in Srbiji odrinil konvoj s humanitarno pomočjo žrtvam poplav |trans-title=A convoy with humanitarian aid has departed towards BiH and Serbia with the help for the flood victims | publisher = [[Siol]] | author = Jan Jerina | date = 20 May 2014 | access-date = 22 May 2014 | language = sl}}</ref> The convoy was joined by six civilian trucks.<ref name=siol20052014/> On the same day the Slovenian Government sent another special pump to Serbia, dispatched to the site of the threatened [[TPP Nikola Tesla]] power plant near [[Obrenovac]].<ref name=siol20052014/> A civil initiative led by former professional basketball player [[Radoslav Nesterović]] has gathered and sent more than 400 tons of aid during the first ten days.<ref name=delo27052014>{{cite web | url = http://www.delo.si/sport/kosarka/nesterovic-navdusen-nad-odzivom-a-akcije-se-ni-konec.html | title = Nesterović navdušen nad odzivom, a akcije še ni konec |trans-title=Nesterovic overjoyed with the response, but the campaign is not over yet | publisher = [[Delo (newspaper)|Delo]] | author = J.P. | date = 27 May 2014 | access-date = 31 May 2014 | language = sl}}</ref> With the help of donations the [[Slovenian Red Cross]] sent a total of €100,000 to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia; 50,000 to the [[Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and 50,000 to the Red Cross of Serbia.<ref name=redcross100k>{{cite web | url = http://svet24.si/clanek/537df5ff49ed9/rdeci-kriz-v-bih-in-srbijo-posilja-100000-evrov | title = Rdeči križ v BiH in Srbijo pošilja 100.000 evrov | trans-title = Red Cross sends 100.000 euros to Bosnia and Serbia | publisher = Svet24.si | author = STA | date = 22 May 2014 | access-date = 31 May 2014 | language = sl | archive-date = 31 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124731/http://svet24.si/clanek/537df5ff49ed9/rdeci-kriz-v-bih-in-srbijo-posilja-100000-evrov | url-status = dead }}</ref> The Slovenian [[Caritas (charity)|Caritas]] donated an additional €10,000. The Slovenian Red Cross have also sent 650 tons of humanitarian aid during May.<ref name=rtv_120vojska>{{cite web | url = http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/v-bih-odslo-pomagat-120-pripadnikov-slovenske-vojske/338162 | title = V BiH odšlo pomagat 120 pripadnikov Slovenske vojske |trans-title=120 members of the Slovenian Army sent to help Bosnia | publisher = [[RTV Slovenija]] | author = B.V. | date = 30 May 2014 | access-date = 31 May 2014 | language = sl}}</ref> On 1 June the Slovenian Government sent a [[Company (military unit)|company]] of 120 soldiers to the affected areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, equipped with a variety of combat and off-road vehicles, equipment for water and soil sampling, chemical and veterinary laboratories, a unit of medical care and the department for the destruction of unexploded ordnance.<ref name="rtv_120vojska"/>
* {{flag|Sweden}} — Sweden donated pumping equipment, bought from the distributor Meris. The equipment was sold at non-profit levels to the Swedish government, which provided the €20,000 funding of the donation. Meris also donated three pumps on their own initiative.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sweden donates high capacity water pumps to Serbia|url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-gb/embassies/belgrade/current-affairs/news/sweden-donates-high-capacity-water-pumps-to-serbia-sys/|access-date=19 May 2014|newspaper=Embassy of Sweden (Belgrade)|date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519183709/http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-gb/embassies/belgrade/current-affairs/news/sweden-donates-high-capacity-water-pumps-to-serbia-sys/|archive-date=19 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Switzerland}} — [[Migros]], Switzerland's largest retail company, donated 500,000 CHF through the [[Swiss Red Cross]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.migros.ch/de/medien/medienmitteilungen/aktuelle-meldungen-2014/balkan-migros-spendet.html|title=Migros spendet eine halbe Million Franken|language=de|access-date=20 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220506/http://www.migros.ch/de/medien/medienmitteilungen/aktuelle-meldungen-2014/balkan-migros-spendet.html|archive-date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
* {{flag|Turkey}} — Turkish Prime Minister [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] called Bosniak President [[Bakir Izetbegović]] and Serbian Prime Minister [[Aleksandar Vučić]] to offer his heartfelt condolences on flood disaster. Also, PM said that Turkey stands ready to provide any assistance to Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Erdoğan İzzetbegoviç ve Vuçiç ile görüştü|url=http://www.aa.com.tr/tr/s/330851--erdogan-izzetbegovic-ve-vucic-ile-gorustu|access-date=18 May 2014|date=19 May 2014|agency=Anadolu Agency|language=tr}}</ref> Turkish [[Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency]] has sent a 41-person rescue team with a [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 cargo aircraft]] for search-and-rescue operations as well as much-needed supplies and equipment such as 125,000 [[sandbag]]s, [[blanket]]s and [[Engine-generator|generator]]s to the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afad.gov.tr/TR/HaberDetay.aspx?IcerikID=2843&ID=12 |title=Türkiye, AFAD Koordinasyonunda Batı Balkanlara Yardım Ediyor |language=tr |access-date=20 May 2014 |publisher=Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521032113/https://www.afad.gov.tr/TR/HaberDetay.aspx?IcerikID=2843&ID=12 |archive-date=21 May 2014 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Turkmenistan}} — providing humanitarian assistance in the form of medicines, medical supplies, as well as wheat flour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/?id=3615 |title=Humanitarian aid to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina |publisher=Government of Turkmenistan |access-date=2014-06-01 |archive-date=2018-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705151240/http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/?id=3615 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{flag|UAE}} — Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]] told President [[Tomislav Nikolić]] that the UAE would send $10 million in aid.<ref>{{cite news|title=Emirati šalju Srbiji 10 miliona dolara pomoći|url=http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/466325/Emirati-salju-Srbiji-10-miliona-dolara-pomoci|access-date=18 May 2014|newspaper=Blic|date=18 May 2014|agency=Tanjug|language=sr}}</ref>
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} — On 19 May the UK sent 33 Flood Rescue personnel with 4 motor boats to Bosnia to provide assistance on the ground. The UK sent three experts as part of the EU's civil protection assessment and coordination team to Serbia, including an expert from the UK Fire and Rescue Service.<ref>{{cite web
| title = UK supports people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia during flooding
| url = http://ekapija.ba/en/Vijest/news/uk-supports-people-of-bosnia-and-herzegovina-and-serbia-during-flooding/39352#ad-image-0
| publisher = ekapija.ba
| date = 19 May 2014
| access-date = 21 May 2014
| archive-date = 21 May 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140521214118/http://ekapija.ba/en/Vijest/news/uk-supports-people-of-bosnia-and-herzegovina-and-serbia-during-flooding/39352#ad-image-0
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>  Volunteers from Flooding on the [[Somerset Levels|Levels]] Action Group (FLAG) with recent expertise in assisting in the Somerset floods, including volunteers from [[Khalsa Aid]], are also helping out.<ref>{{cite web
| title = FLAG Press Release re: Balkan Flood Relief
| url = http://www.flagsomerset.org.uk/Balkans.aspx
| publisher = FLAG
| access-date = 23 May 2014
| archive-date = 23 May 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140523231627/http://www.flagsomerset.org.uk/Balkans.aspx
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
*{{flag|United States}} — American helicopters helped rescue people in both Bosnia and Serbia.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Balkans floods: Appeal for aid as rescue continues
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27465175
| work = BBC News
| date = 19 May 2014
| access-date = 21 May 2014}}</ref> The US Department of Defense announced that it would be sending 26 tons of humanitarian aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of water purification units, water cans and kitchen equipment; sand bags and shovels; sleeping bags, blankets, sleeping mats and cots; generators and fuel; and wet weather gear and clothing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pentagon Sends Aid for Balkans Flood Relief |url=http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=122287 |publisher=US Department of Defense |date=19 May 2014 |access-date=24 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195319/http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=122287 |archive-date=May 25, 2014 }}</ref> The US embassies in Bosnia and Serbia have also established processes that will provide additional funds and resources such as food, cots, blankets, water and fuel cans, portable kitchen sets, space heaters, generators and water pumps.<ref>{{cite web
 |title       = US announces assistance to flood-hit Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia
 |url         = http://dalje.com/en-world/us-announces-assistance-to-flood-hit-croatia-bosnia-and-serbia/509397
 |publisher   = dalje.com
 |date        = 20 May 2014
 |access-date  = 21 May 2014
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140521205716/http://dalje.com/en-world/us-announces-assistance-to-flood-hit-croatia-bosnia-and-serbia/509397
 |archive-date = 21 May 2014
}}</ref>
* {{flag|United Nations}} — donated to Serbia equipment for mobile toilets and generators worth $583,000 which was completely funded by Norwegian government.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===Celebrity response===
* [[Novak Djokovic]] and [[Nenad Zimonjić]] showed their support for flood victims and appealed via [[Twitter]] for donations to help the flood victims.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dar|first=Talal|title=Novak Djokovic and Nenad Zimonjić support the flood victims in Serbia|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Novak-Djokovic-and-Nenad-Zimonjic-support-the-flood-victims-in-Serbia-articolo18025.html|access-date=17 May 2014|newspaper=Tennis World|date=17 May 2014}}</ref> Djokovic also criticized the lack of media coverage internationally, calling the media "idle".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://tennis.si.com/2014/05/17/novak-djokovic-criticizes-media-serbia-flood-italian-open/ |title=Novak Djokovic criticizes media's idle coverage of Serbia flood |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> Following his win over [[Rafael Nadal]] at the [[Italian Open (tennis)|2014 Italian Open]], he donated all of the $500,000 in prize money that he had received to the victims of the flooding and collected another $100,000 through the Novak Djokovic Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=B92|title=Đoković donirao 500.000 dolara!|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/tenis/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=19&nav_id=850243|date=19 May 2014|access-date=19 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://novakdjokovicfoundation.org/vesti/vesti/2014.737.html |title = Novak Đoković Fondacija do sada je skupila 600.000 dolara za obnovu škola i vrtića u srbiji. Ovo je tek početak! {{!}} Novak Djokovic Foundation  |access-date=May 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520004441/http://novakdjokovicfoundation.org/vesti/vesti/2014.737.html |archive-date=May 20, 2014 }}</ref>
* The [[Dejan Stanković]] Foundation collected and donated over €315,000.<ref>[http://sport.blic.rs/Fudbal/Domaci-fudbal/253026/Deki-Stankovic-dirnut-odzivom-Fondacija-prikupila-315000-evra-ovo-je-tek-pocetak Deki Stanković dirnut odzivom: Fondacija prikupila 315.000 evra, ovo je tek početak<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Singers [[Lepa Brena]] and Saša Popović, who jointly own Serbian folk label ''Grand Production'', donated €20,000 personally as well as  €250,000 via United Group.<ref>[http://www.svet.rs/najnovije-vesti/sasa-popovic-i-lepa-brena-donirali-20-000-evra Saša Popović i Lepa Brena donirali 20.000 evra | svet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Romanian businessman [[Ion Țiriac]], owner of the [[Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open]] tennis Masters Tournament, and a former tennis and hockey player, donated $100,000 to flooding victims in Serbia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jon Cirijak donirao 100.000 Srbiji|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/tenis/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=21&nav_id=851232|access-date=21 May 2014|publisher=B92|date=21 May 2014|language=sr}}</ref>
* [[Nikola Peković]] of the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] donated €50,000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alo.rs/v-i-p/svetski-dzet-set/nikola-pekovic-donirao-50-000-evra/55641 |title=Nikola Peković donirao 50.000 evra! - V.I.P. - Svetski džet set - ALO!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2014-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521112648/http://www.alo.rs/v-i-p/svetski-dzet-set/nikola-pekovic-donirao-50-000-evra/55641 |archive-date=2014-05-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Angelina Jolie]] donated $50,000 to the US Red Cross for Bosnia and Serbia.<ref>[http://www.blic.rs/Zabava/Vesti/467427/Andjelina-Dzoli-donirala-50000-dolara-za-Srbiju-i-Bosnu-i-Hercegovinu?ref=fbblic Anđelina Džoli donirala 50.000 dolara za Srbiju i Bosnu i Hercegovinu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Goran Bregović]] donated €20,000 for the towns of [[Maglaj]] and [[Ub, Serbia|Ub]] and called for particular consideration for the affected [[Romani people|Roma]] families.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alo.rs/v-i-p/estrada/goran-bregovic-donirao-20-000-evra-i-apeluje-da-se-pomogne-romima/55642 |title=Goran Bregović donirao 20.000 evra i apeluje da se pomogne Romima! - V.I.P. - Estrada - ALO!<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2014-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521110932/http://www.alo.rs/v-i-p/estrada/goran-bregovic-donirao-20-000-evra-i-apeluje-da-se-pomogne-romima/55642 |archive-date=2014-05-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ceca (singer)|Ceca Ražnatović]] donated €20,000.<ref>[http://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/1077316-svaka-cast-ceca-dala-2-miliona-dinara-za-poplavljena-podrucja SVAKA ČAST: Ceca dala 2 miliona dinara za poplavljena područja! | Telegraf – Najnovije vesti<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Ana Ivanovic]], who is a [[UNICEF]] Goodwill Ambassador for Serbia, donated €8,700.<ref>[http://www.b92.net/sport/tenis/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=19&nav_id=850192&fb_action_ids=10201471711149435&fb_action_types=og.recommends Ana donirala milion RSD, za početak - B92.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Emir Kusturica]] donated his helicopters to be used for rescuing people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.story.rs/vesti/svet-poznatih/40253-emir-kusturica-ustupio-spasiocima-svoje-helikoptere.html |title=Emir Kusturica ustupio spasiocima svoje helikoptere |publisher=Story.rs |access-date=2014-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518071149/http://www.story.rs/vesti/svet-poznatih/40253-emir-kusturica-ustupio-spasiocima-svoje-helikoptere.html |archive-date=2014-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Billy Idol]] pledged to donate part of his earnings from his concert in Serbia.<ref>[https://twitter.com/BillyIdol/status/468308657315135488 Billy Idol on Twitter: "I'm playing in Serbia soon I will donate part of my earnings from that nights gig to a relief fund, hope that might help in some small way."<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Adriana Lima]] called for aid to Serbia through the Novak Djokovic Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adriana Lima: Molim vas, pomozite Srbiji!|url=http://www.blic.rs/Zabava/Vesti/466631/Adriana-Lima-Molim-vas-pomozite-Srbiji|access-date=19 May 2014|newspaper=Blic|date=19 May 2014|language=sr}}</ref>
* Dutch TV chef [[Rudolph van Veen]] cooked for mothers with children on May 20 in one of the centers for evacuees in Belgrade.<ref>[http://www.telegraf.rs/zivot-i-stil/1078091-rudolf-van-vin-kuva-za-evakuisane-majke-sa-decom Rudolf van Vin kuva za evakuisane majke sa decom | Telegraf – Najnovije vesti<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]] and his wife [[Katherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia]] visited Obrenovac, [[Topola]], [[Natalinac]], [[Blaznava]], [[Šabac]] and Krupanj (along with the collective centers in [[Karaburma]], [[Surčin]] and [[Krnjača]]) and donated aid in value of over €30,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=SRPSKI KRALJ UZ SVOJ NAROD: Karađorđevići pomažu ugrožene u Obrenovcu! (FOTO)|url=http://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/politika/1079825-srpski-kralj-uz-svoj-narod-karadjordjevici-pomazu-ugrozene-u-obrenovcu-foto|access-date=20 May 2014|newspaper=Telegraf|date=20 May 2014|language=sr}}</ref>
* [[Miralem Pjanić]] (Bosnian international footballer) bought an entire pharmacy worth of medication to assist flooding victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>[http://www.bh-index.com/miralem-pjanic-kupio-veliku-kolicinu-lijekova-zrtvama-poplava/ Miralem Pjanić kupio veliku količinu lijekova žrtvama poplava – Bh-index | Saznaj prvi<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Aftermath==
Officials say it may take 5 years for agriculture in the affected regions to recover.<ref>{{cite news|title=Floods deluge Balkan states|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/27475121|access-date=19 May 2014|newspaper=BBC News|date=19 May 2014}}</ref> The managing director of the Kolubara coal field stated that it would take one year for the Tamnava pit to be dredged and dried, while the Veliki Crljeni pit would take around two months to be operational again. He has stated that the Tamnava pit is now an artificial lake. The Kolubara coal fields are open pits from which coal is supplied to the [[TPP Nikola Tesla]]. There are enough stockpiles of coal at hand to bridge the period until the coal pits are fully operational, but the delivery system needs repairs.<ref name="b92.net">[http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=19&nav_id=850195 Godinu dana da se isuši kop Tamnava - B92.net<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The [[European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid]] [[Kristalina Georgieva]] stated that Croatia and Serbia have the possibility to apply for aid from the [[European Union Solidarity Fund]], up to one billion euro in one year,<ref>{{cite news|last=Maksimović|first=Marina|title=EU obećala pomoć BiH, Srbiji i Hrvatskoj|url=http://www.dw.de/eu-obe%C4%87ala-pomo%C4%87-bih-srbiji-i-hrvatskoj/a-17646029|access-date=20 May 2014|newspaper=dw.de|date=20 May 2014|language=sr}}</ref> but this was later rescinded as a misstatement of the Commissioner. The EU Solidarity Fund in 2014 is 500 million euros, while individual countries can expect around 10 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=EU: Mnogo manje od milijarde za SRB|url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2014&mm=05&dd=20&nav_category=1262&nav_id=850446|access-date=20 May 2014|newspaper=B92|date=20 May 2014|author=Tanjug|language=sr}}</ref> The aid can be transferred if the damage is assessed to be over 0.64% of the country's [[GDP]]. For Serbia, that would be around 175 million euros in damages. Bosnia, not being a candidate or member country of the EU, is not eligible for aid from this fund.

Serbia applied for the World Bank aid credit, amounting to a total of €227 million.<ref>[http://mondo.rs/a716243/Info/Ekonomija/Od-obecanih-kredita-koristicemo-samo-dva.html Od obećanih kredita na donatorskoj konferenciji koristićemo samo dva? | Mondo Portal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Europe}}
* [[2013 European floods]]
* [[2013 Sardinia floods]]
* [[2014 Bulgarian floods]]
* [[Genoa low]]
* [[Flood control]]
* [[List of floods in Europe]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714173313/http://mercyusa.org/bosnia-flood-relief/] [[Mercy-USA]] Flood Relief in Bosnia
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140522034740/http://kriza.info/ba/ kriza.info] Bosnia flood reports and missing person evidention
*[http://www.beobuild.rs/read.php/658.html/ Photographs and Videos], Beobuild.rs {{in lang|sr}}
*[http://floodrelief.gov.rs/ Government of Serbia: The official flood relief site]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/floods-people-balkans-yugoslavia Floods have united the people of the Balkans], The Guardian
*EU Emergency Response Centre maps:
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220803/http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ERCMaps/ECDM_20140520_BHI_Serbia_Floods.pdf 20 May] {{*}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140520005658/http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ERCMaps/ECDM_20140519_Serbia_BiH_Floods.pdf 19 May] {{*}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517183131/http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ERCMaps/ECDM_20140516_EEurope_Floods.pdf 16 May] {{*}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517123854/http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ERCMaps/ECDM_20140515_World_Events.pdf 15 May] {{*}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152908/http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ERCMaps/ECDM_20140506_World_Events.pdf 6 May] {{*}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517123859/http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ERCMaps/ECDM_20140424_EEurope_Floods.pdf 24 April] {{*}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517123845/http://ercportal.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ERCMaps/ECDM_20140423_Serbia_Romania_Floods.pdf 23 April]

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