record rain caused rivers to burst their bangs in bosnia and herzegovina. tens of thousands have been forced from their homes. peter sharp has the latest. >> reporter: three months of rain in less than three days. the worst floods since records began 120 years ago. more than 10,000 people waited for rescue as the waters of the mighty river surged across flood defenses, unundating -- inundating three cities. helicopter plucked stranded residents from rooftops, winching aboard another precious cargo. following the rains, the landslides. sweeping down from the surrounding hills, cutting through communities with no warping. scores -- warning. scores died, a death toll that is expected to rise. local schools and sports centers were filled with thousands who lost their homes in a once in a century disaster. >> we left the car behind, the motorcycle, the chainsaw and all our valuables. we grabbed the mobile phones and ran. >> some endured a long wait for newed of missing relatives. >> last time i spoke to my uncle was yesterday. since then there was no information

at least 20 have been killed in bosnia herzegovina. >>. >> reporter: stranded, citizens flagged down helicopters. emergency crews are working around the clock to move hundreds from their homes. it's a delicate praise. . >> translation: i've been in missions before to help in snowfalls or fire. this is difficult. strong winds are making conditions difficult. >> reporter: an inland sea swamped an entire town in bosnia and herzegovina. rivers are bursting their banks throughout the country, including in sarajevo as the heaviest rain recorded tips to fall. -- continues to fall. it's not just flooding that is devastating the communities. landslides are consuming everything in their path. >> translation: it's a catastrophe. when we saw the first two houses sliding down, when the place started to disappear, we do nothing but cry. this morning my house, everything i worked for for 36 years, it's all gone. i saved by disabled daughter and my wife, so it doesn't matter. >> reporter: as the land slides continued, authorities feared landmines laid during the war could pose threat beneath the mud

violence erupted in bosnia and herzegovina compas was protesters bent on overthrowing the government and running down some of the federal parliament building the demonstration in sarajevo ended in so-called not true liberty started three days ago in the city of to use law and attracted people from across the country people in bosnia and herzegovina angry about high unemployment rates so several factories were closed in the industrial city of tuzla in february. and to demonstrate. near a now where much of over three hundred security workers made congestion in the searches send even was protests over the football world cup picking up a cause in brazil with what is demanding more money to work in often hazardous conditions to get the facilities ready for the demos open ended in clashes and police firing tear gas and water cannons. a bombing in eastern suburbs of the sewer and city of hama has reportedly killed seventeen sewer and government soldiers that's up to hundreds of rebels surrendered their stronghold in homes which in just fifty kilometers away in exchange for safe passage toda

rivers burst their banks across serb and herzegovina.orth korea offered a rare apology to people who lost relatives after an apartment building collapsed. state media offered no further details. 93 families from living in the building. >>> an opposition leader was detained and arrested for violence in darfur. there are forwards his arrest will increase political tensions. now, the husband of a pregnant sued niece women sentenced to death for aposta sis said he will appeal the ruling. she was convicted for agentededly abandoning islam for christianity. a court rules she should be hanged >>> in a community of muslims and christians that lived side by side, and have done so for years. an attack on a church in 2012 shocked the country. we visited the town to see how they recovered. >> reporter: this pastour described the horror of what happened. attackers armed with machine-guns opened fire on an inland church, killing 15 worshippers. another church nearby was attacked with handgrenades. the pastor was not here, arriving 7 months later when

thousands have been forced from their homes since serbia, bosnia, herzegovina and croatia >>> four have been killed in the northern nigerian city, in a busy street, in a caistian area. there's -- christian area. there's no claim of responsibility >>> a senator were borno state is disappointed with how the government is dealing with the threat from boko haram. there's growing frustration over a failure to rescue 200 school girls kidnapped by the group. we have more from abuja. >> reporter: this is the senator for borno state, the epicentre of boko haram's attacks in recent years. he says he's unhappy with how the government is handling the crisis. >> i feel disgusted. i feel very, very bad. for a country like nigeria, a country with a lot of resources, mann power, you know, and they cannot contain a small group. >> but for the security forces, boko haram's group have represented new challenges that they are struggling to cope with. at times they are outgunned by boko haram fighters. something the senator says should not happen given how well funded the nigerian army is. >> between 2012 a

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. >> an inland sea swamped entire towns in bosnia and herzegovina.ivers burst their banks, including in sarajevo as heavy rain fell. it's not just flooding this devastated the communities. it's a catastrophe. when we saw the first two houses slide down, when the place started disappearing, we would do nothing but cry. this morning, my house, everything i worked for for 36 years, it's all gone. i saved my disabled daughter and wife. it davis cup matter. >> authorities feared landmines through the war could pose a threat beneath the mud and rubble. in serbia, the prime minister says the floods are the biggest water catastrophe his country has seep. the earth is sodded and the rivers swollen from two months of rain that fell in 40 hours. with rain falling and landslides threatening homes, residents are clipping on to all they have left. >>> russia sent an emergency team to help. luxembourg and austria also are sending help. >>> the safe for victims in bangladesh has been called off. no more bodies have been found, but families are outraged saying 100 ar

record rain fall forced rivers to burst their banks across bosnia and herzegovina. peter sharp reports. >> reporter: three months of rain in less than three days. the worst floods to swamp the balkans since records began 120 years ago. more than 10,000 people waited for rescue as the waters of the mighty river surged across flood defenses, inundating three cities in its path. air force helicopters plucking stranded residents from their rooftops, winching ahard another precious cargo. following the rains, the landslides, sweeping down from the hills, cutting through communities. scores died, a death toll expected to rise. >> it's a catastrophe. a catastrophe. when we saw the first two houses die down, when the plus disappeared, we would do nothing but cry. this morning my house, everything i worked for for 36 years. it's gone. i saved my disabled daughter and wife. so it doesn't matter. local schools and sports centers filled with thousands that lost their homes in a once-in-a-century disaster. >> translation: we left the car, the motorcycles, the chainsaw and valuab

. >>> bosnia and herzegovina are trying to raise money to help with the floods. both reaching with the international community to raise aid. russia is in talks to fund some recovery effort. >>> when pope francis visits bethlehem, and jerusalem he'll make a stop at the church of the holie seppual kerr built where jesus is believed to have been crucified and referred. we talk to the family that held the keys to the church for the last 1,000 years. . >> reporter: how old is this document? >> this one - it's 1,261. >> these documents not only unlock his family's past. >> this is the sultan's. >> yes. >> this is also in gold. >> it unlocked the past, present and future of christianity's sacred site. >> they keep the church in peace until now. >> reporter: for 1,000 years, each sultan gave your family a new document. >> yes. >> reporter: jerusalem's rulers bestowed the family with trust. >> this is from theest lambic court. they -- the islamic court. this is the key that we give for my family. >> reporter: almost 1,000 years ago. >> yes. >> reporter: he is muslim but h

one area in bosnia, herzegovina saw two months of rainfall in two days. 20 deaths are blamed on the flooding had to evacuate their homes. >>> the red sox organization says the woman who fell down an elevator shaft suffered serious injuries. the elevator was two floors down when the doors opened and she plunged down that elevator shaft. >> we estimated she had fallen anywhere from 20 to 30 feet. the firefighters went to the upper floors, were able to look down and see her. she was not moving. they worked to get the woman into this flexible stretcher, strap her in, and lower it down. >> the 22-year-old woman has not been publicly identified. investigators are looking into why those doors were open. >>> the two boeing jets that nearly collided were at altitudes assigned to them by air traffic controllers. this incident came to light after a passenger on one of the planes blogged about it. look at this animation here. kevin townsend says he was returning to california from hawaii when his plane suddenly dropped hundreds of feet. >> felt kind of like the plane had just gone dead in the air and st

in bosnia-herzegovina is told police crime down on protesters and on with some well when the government the demonstration in sarajevo and the so-called march of liberty started three days ago when this issue of tuzla attracted people from across the country people are angry about high unemployment rate since several fun trees were closed in the industrial city of tucson in february. the demonstrations in the rear vision mirror now where march of over three hundred security workers made congestion in the city center even was washed out so with a football world cup are picking up a cause in brazil. money to work in often hazardous conditions to get the percentages ready the demos often and then clash with police firing tear gas and water cannons. a remote control car bombs in the suburbs of the syrian city of hama has reportedly killed up to twenty a syrian government soldiers it comes after hundreds of rebels surrounded by about stronghold and combes which is just fifty kilometers away in exchange for safe passage to the nearby northern countryside this issue was held by rebels for more

nato land forces in central europe, and commander of the nato-led stabilization force, bosnia and herzegovina, -- a fewt to note few of the many awards -- the distinguished metal, the barn star medal, and the purple heart. mr. secretary, thank you very much for being with us today. secretary shinseki is accompanied by dr. robert petzel , who is the undersecretary for health. mr. secretary, your repaired remarks will be submitted for the record. what i would like to do now is if both of you could rise and take the oath? or affirmemnly swear that the testimony that you are about to give before the senate committee on veterans affairs will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? thank you very much. please be seated. mr. secretary and dr. petzel, the floor is yours. youhairman sanders, thank very much for that more than generous introduction. to you and ranking member burr, and the members of this committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss the state of v.a.. i have been taking oaths most of my life, mr. chairman, so whenever i appear before this commi

commanding general nato-led forces central europe and command of the nato-led stabilization force bosnia-herzegovina. and i want to also note a few of the many wars that secretary shinseki received during his -- awards. the legion of merit with oak leaf clusters, the barnstormed medal with the device with two oak leaf clusters and the purple heart with oak leaf clusters. mr. secretary, thank you very much for being with us today. secretary shinseki is accompanied by dr. robert petzel who's the undersecretary for health. esther secretary, your prepared remarks will be submitted for the record. what i would like to do now is if both of you could rise and take the oath. i would ask that do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give before the senate committee on veterans affairs will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? think it very much. please be seated. mr. secretary and dr. petzel, the floor is yours. >> chairman sanders, thank you very much for that more than generous introduction. to you and ranking member burr and the members of t

nato land forces in central europe, and commander of the nato-led stabilization force, bosnia and herzegovina, -- a fewt to note few of the many awards -- the distinguished metal, the barn star medal, and the purple heart. mr. secretary, thank you very much for being with us today. secretary shinseki is accompanied by dr. robert petzel , who is the undersecretary for health. mr. secretary, your repaired remarks will be submitted for the record. what i would like to do now is if both of you could rise and take the oath? or affirmemnly swear that the testimony that you are about to give before the senate committee on veterans affairs will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? thank you very much. please be seated. mr. secretary and dr. petzel, the floor is yours. youhairman sanders, thank very much for that more than generous introduction. to you and ranking member burr, and the members of this committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss the state of v.a.. i have been taking oaths most of my life, mr. chairman, so whenever i appear before this commi