"History and geography have ensured that the Balkan nations of Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria have been worst hit by the floods," opined the London Times in April. "It has left them with the legacy of communism: weak central governments, poor infrastructure and under-funded national agencies that have been overwhelmed by the devastation."
“Istorija i geografija potrudile su se da balkanske zemlje Srbija, Rumunija i Bugarska budu najteže pogođene poplavama”, napisao je London tajms u aprilu. “Tim zemljama je ostalo nasleđe komunizma: slaba centralna vlada, loša infrastruktura i siromašne nacionalne agencije koje nisu bile u stanju da se izbore sa nastalom štetom.”