BROTHERS from Keighley took part in a mission to help victims of what they described as Bosnia's worst disaster since the 1992 to 1995 civil war.

Ahad Miah and Hamid Miah, both from Lawkholme, travelled to the country to support people hit by flash floods and landslides. Most of the damage occurred in May, leaving dozens of people dead and thousands more displaced and homeless.

Ahad, 32, and Hamid, 25, spent a week in Bosnia representing the aid charity Al-Imdaad Foundation. They joined local volunteers to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the floods.

Hamid said: “We travelled to the worst hit areas of northern Bosnia such as Maglag, Doboj and Modrica.

"We delivered food packages, sanitation kits and 50 high-powered jet sprays, which were urgently needed to help with the cleaning up process."

The pair visited schools, houses and community centres damaged by the floods. They said their work was made more dangerous due to the presence of unexploded land mines left over from the war. Ahad said: “Some of the victims of the floods were also victims of the civil war. So it’s a double tragedy for them as they now have to start rebuilding their livelihoods now that the floods have receded.

"We were mainly there for the clearing up stages, helping people to rebuild their lives and get them back to some sort of normality.

"In one area alone where we spent two days there were 2,000 houses which had been submerged.

"We delivered some of the sanitation supplies door-to-door because that was the only way to reach the families.

"We met a lot of good people, and we did see instances where Bosnian Muslims, Serbs and Croats were working together."