The worst floods to hit the Balkans in more than a century have killed at least 20 people, and there are fears that number could rise further as water recedes from deluged towns and cities.
Tens of thousands have fled their homes in Bosnia and Serbia after three months of rain fell on the region in just three days.
Boats and helicopters have been used to evacuate those affected by floodwaters, which reached the second floor of homes in some parts of Bosnia, where 12 have died.
In the eastern town of Bijeljina, around 100,000 people were evacuated on Saturday after flood defences were unable to hold back the rain-swollen Sava River.
Mayor Mico Micic said: "We need everything, we are under water."
People receive food in the flooded town of Obrenovac Scores of landslides are also posing a problem.
Many have lost homes they have only just finished rebuilding after the 1992-95 war which killed 100,000 people and devastated the country.
More than 15,000 people have been evacuated in Serbia, where eight people have died.
Most of those who have fled their homes have found shelter in schools and sports halls.
Soldiers and emergency crews are using boats and helicopters to rescue thousands of people trapped in the town of Obrenovac, near the capital, Belgrade.
Boats and helicopters are being used to rescue people The flooding there is threatening the country's biggest power plant, Nikola Tesla.
Capacity at the plant has already been cut after a coal mine nearby was submerged.
There was a slight respite for some parts of the country on Saturday when the rain eased, but Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic warned a new flood wave on the Sava will hit on Sunday evening.
"Our primary concern is to protect the power plant," he said.
"We are doing all we can."
Many people have lost homes rebuilt after the 1992-95 war Thousands of volunteers have been bused in from all over the country after responding to a government appeal to help build flood defences along the river.
Residents have used social media to help collect food, blankets and clothes for crisis-hit areas.
Both countries have appealed for international help and many European Union countries have sent equipment and emergency crews.
A Russian team has joined the rescue effort.
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