Flash floods in Bosnia prompt evacuations amid power outages

A car is submerged in a flooded street in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidza, Bosnia (AP)

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in Bosnia, prompting evacuations, causing power outages in the capital and submerging roads in some parts of the Balkan country.

Homes and businesses were flooded around Sarajevo while local roads were submerged in the south west of the country, forcing some schools to cancel classes.