JABLANICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A year after a flood and landslide swept through a tiny village in southern Bosnia, killing 19 people, residents of Jablanica say their lives will never be the same again.

“It’s all deserted, it’s not like it was before,” Adisa Maslo said as the village marked the anniversary of the tragedy on Saturday with prayers and remembrance ceremonies.

Jablanica was the worst hit of the four municipalities in central and southern Bosnia devastated by volleys of torrential rains and flash floods on Oct. 4, 2024, which swallowed roads and bridges. Altogether 26 people died.

In Jablanica, parts of the village were virtually buried under mud and rocks that descended from a nearby quarry on nearby hill. Residents recalled a thunderous roar before people, cars and e

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