19/05/2014

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:00:00. > :00:08.Hello, guys, Leah here with tonight's Newsround.

:00:09. > :00:11.First, a huge international rescue operation is happening in Serbia

:00:12. > :00:15.and Bosnia in South-East Europe to help people stuck in some of the

:00:16. > :00:21.Three months' worth of rain has fallen on the Balkans in just

:00:22. > :00:27.And as many as 500,000 people had been evacuated or left their homes.

:00:28. > :00:31.The BBC's Guy Delauney was in one of the worst hit towns in Serbia

:00:32. > :00:46.This time as, believe it or not, finally drying out. This is

:00:47. > :00:50.Obrenovac about 20 miles away from the capital Belgrade in Serbia. It

:00:51. > :00:53.was one of the worst hit places anywhere in the Balkans when we had

:00:54. > :00:57.these amazing floods that swept the region, the worst for more than 100

:00:58. > :01:08.years. As you can see, plenty vehicles are still stuck in the

:01:09. > :01:13.water. The tide marks show you exactly how high the water went.

:01:14. > :01:16.Despite that, some people stayed in their houses and rescue workers have

:01:17. > :01:23.been trying to bring essential supplies to them. We are expecting

:01:24. > :01:29.-- an expected surge down the river didn't happen but there may be

:01:30. > :01:33.another one later in the week. That would be a devastating blow for

:01:34. > :01:35.people in this town. We are keeping their fingers crossed that the

:01:36. > :01:38.weather stays good at what has continued to recede.

:01:39. > :01:41.She's described her win as "the most amazing thing ever".

:01:42. > :01:44.Great Britain's Rebecca Downie grabbed gold on the uneven bars

:01:45. > :01:46.at the European Gymnastics Championships, becoming only

:01:47. > :01:48.the second British woman ever to win an individual European title.

:01:49. > :01:52.It's fair to say the achievements of Team GB's gymnasts have been

:01:53. > :01:55.getting the Newsround office in to a bit of a spin.

:01:56. > :02:03.BBC Sport's Nick Hope has this update from the championships.

:02:04. > :02:10.Welcome to the capital of Ontario with the British women's gymnastics

:02:11. > :02:17.team have been some this week. Rebecca Downie was the star running

:02:18. > :02:33.the uneven bars gold. She also won a team silver. Six medals in total.

:02:34. > :02:38.Her 13-year-old team-mate won the gold on the floor and also bronze

:02:39. > :02:42.and silver medals for a meeting, a certain star for the future.

:02:43. > :02:45.That's all from me, but head to Newsround online to see

:02:46. > :02:48.more pictures like this from a gallery of cute animals.

:02:49. > :02:50.They're so cute, plus there's loads more to keep you busy.

:02:51. > :03:26.CBBC is totally A-May-Zing this half term.

:03:27. > :03:29.With brand-new laughs from The Joke Machine