
A severe hail storm has ripped through trees and roofs in Croatia, as hundreds of fires rage across neighbouring Serbia, both nations grappling with intense heat across the Balkan region.
Croatia's Adriatic port city of Split bore the brunt of a brief but powerful storm on Tuesday morning. High winds and hail damaged the roof of the city's football stadium, and a ferry slipped its moorings at the port, hitting two other vessels, one of which sank.