Bosnian authorities have used helicopters to evacuate sick people and deliver food to thousands who have been cut off by the heaviest snow the country has ever recorded.
Across Eastern Europe, thousands of people were digging themselves out from heavy snow that followed a weeklong cold snap that killed hundreds.
More than 100 remote Bosnian villages are cut off by more than two meters of snowfall in the mountains.
A state of emergency has been declared in Sarajevo after more than a meter of snow fell on the capital.
In neighboring Serbia, officials said 70,000 people remain cut off.
So far, 32 municipalities in Serbia have introduced emergency measures.
Compiled from agency reports
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