Torrential rains within the Balkans sparked floods which killed not less than six individuals, prompted widespread evacuations and brought about important injury, authorities stated.

One of probably the most impacted areas was in north-west Albania, the place hundreds of acres of agricultural land and lots of of houses had been flooded.

Authorities evacuated scores of households amid energy outages.

Early on Monday, police divers discovered the our bodies of two lacking males – a father and son whose automobile was washed away on Sunday within the village of Boge, some 90 miles north of the capital Tirana.

Swollen rivers in Montenegro and components of Serbia claimed 4 lives over the weekend.

A lady and her two youngsters drowned in Montenegro when their automobile plunged right into a river because it was going over a bridge.

In southern Serbia, a two-year-old boy drowned after falling right into a river.

Authorities within the southern Serbian area of Raska declared a state of emergency due to the heavy flooding and the military was deployed to assist the native inhabitants with evacuations and deliveries of consuming water and meals.

Torrential rain of as much as 400mm (14in) in 12 hours on Sunday brought about the Drini River, the longest in Albania, to overflow its banks by not less than 10cm (4 inches), in line with the authorities.

At least 3,000 hectares (7,500 acres) of agricultural land was flooded within the Shkoder and Lezhe districts, some 60 miles north west of Tirana.

Hundreds of military troops had been despatched to evacuate households after greater than 600 houses had been flooded.

“Shkoder is at the moment isolated from the rest of the country,” stated mayor Bardh Spahia.

Farmers, who’ve repeatedly suffered from floods within the post-communist period, voiced despair at their losses, which included livestock, and requested the federal government to assist.

“We need government assistance because damage from flooding is very, very grave,” stated Lina Zefi, 60, in Kuc village, lower than six miles from Shkoder.

The historic 18th century Lead Mosque in Shkoder was additionally below water — after struggling injury from previous floods.

Flooding additionally affected areas in western Kosovo, inflicting some injury to buildings and faculty closures however no reported casualties.