Floods of biblical, if not historical, proportions continue to devastate the Balkan nations. For the past three days, torrential rains have poured onto the two countries, destroying land and homes and causing multiple casualties.

Tens of thousands of people have been fleeing the affected areas in buses, cars and boats to escape floods that have not been seen in such magnitude for more than a hundred years. According to The Associated Press, three months' worth of rain have fallen on the countries in the past three days, causing widespread devastation. On Saturday, authorities announced 25 have been killed.

The region has not seen flooding of this kind in the 120 year that records on floods and rain have been kept, according to the AP. Aside from the mass flooding, which has covered about a third of Bosnia, the constant rain has also triggered landslides all over the affected area. If the danger posed by landslide were not enough, the avalanches of mud and rock have also removed signs warning people of near by landmines. The weapons are remnants of the Bosnian War of 1992-95.

The situation in both nations does not appear to have improved, and their respective governments have issued states of emergency, according to Deutsche Welle. More than a million people live in the affected area in the northeastern and central regions, said Admir Malagic of Bosnia's Security Ministry. That is one-fifth of the nation's population.

In Serbia, people have not faired better. The town of Obrenovac, which lies on the Sava River, has been the hardest hit, Deutsche Welle reported. Around 4,000 of the town's 30,000 residents have been evacuated after the river overflowed and authorities confirm eight dead so far.

In the city of Sabac, volunteers and rescue workers line the riverbanks with sandbags in an attempt to prevent further flooding. Authorities are enacting pre-emptive measures to reduce any future damage and casualties. The Belgrade suburb of Baric was evacuated, and others will probably follow. However, the storms' havoc has compromised more than just certain regions.

It is reported that 40 percent of Serbia's energy has been disrupted because of the torrential rains, and an estimated 95,000 homes are without power. Both Russia and the European Union have dispatched rescue workers and aid.