30 freeze to death across Poland

The death toll from a deep freeze in Poland has increased to 30.

Many of those who died were drunks or homeless people outside on the streets while temperatures across most of Poland plunged to around minus 15C.

Elsewhere, authorities declared a state of emergency in Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro and evacuated hundreds of people after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding along the Drina River.

It was the worst flooding in 104 years, but the waters receded significantly overnight into Friday in Bosnia, leaving a trail of mud and debris in many areas.

Bosnian authorities used rafts to rescue people from apartments in Foca. Hundreds of people were evacuated in Serbia and Montenegro as the Drina flooded farms and roads.

Schools were closed, many people had no electricity or heat, and water supplies were contaminated along the river in all three countries.

Thousands of people and livestock were also evacuated from north-western Albania after severe floods. A state of emergency was declared in the city of Shkodra, which was isolated from the rest of the country by days of heavy rain.