JABLANICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds of mourners in southern Bosnia converged Tuesday around 19 caskets covered in green cloth in Islamic tradition, part of a funeral service held for those killed during the destructive floods and landslide s that hit the country in early October.

Southern Bosnia recently experienced catastrophic floods and landslides, claiming at least 26 lives. Hundreds gathered for a funeral service for 19 victims in Donja Jablanica. Authorities continue searching for one missing person as the region grapples with the impact of climate change and its environmental consequences.

Hundreds of people attended prayers on Tuesday for 19 villagers who died when flash floods and landslides swept through swathes of central and southern Bosnia 10 days ago, killing at least 26 people and destroying whole villages and roads.

Several thousand mourners in southern Bosnia have converged around 19 caskets covered in traditional Islamic green cloth, part of a funeral service held for those killed during the destructive floods

At least 22 people have died in severe floods and landslides which wiped out whole villages across Bosnia and Herzegovina and caused huge damage to the impoverished Balkan country, officials said on Tuesday.