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A nine-month-old baby girl and her mother were among 10 migrants who died when their boat capsized crossing a river that divides Serbia and Bosnia
The police said the boat was carrying around two dozen migrants when it flipped on the Drina river
Balkan river
The rivers in the Balkans are amongst the most valuable and intact rivers in Europe.
Balkans is a geographical area in southeastern Europe
The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria
As such, they are the hotspot for the continent’s freshwater biodiversity.
Danube, Aoos, Shushice (Vlora), Sava, Drina, Drini, Una, Neretva are some important rivers in Balkans
Drina river
The Drina is a 346 km long river in the Balkans, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps which belongs to the Danube River drainage basin.
Its name is derived from the Roman name of the river which in turn is derived from Greek
The Drina originates from the confluence of the rivers Tara and Piva, in the glen between the slopes of the Maglić, Hum and Pivska Planina mountains
Drina river
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