( CNN ) -- Edin Dzeko is a man on a mission -- and it 's not just about winning the World Cup . Bosnia 's qualification for Brazil 2014 created joyous scenes on the streets of Sarajevo as 50,000 people turned out to celebrate last October . Its players have become heroes and will travel to South America hoping to do the nation proud on its debut on the world 's biggest football stage . But any thoughts of World Cup success have been placed on hold following the worst floods in the Balkans region for over 120 years . `` I think it 's important for the people , for the world , to know this is not a game , '' Dzeko , who has appealed for help on Twitter , told CNN . `` This is something serious . So many people have lost their lives , lost their homes . `` They were trying to build something for themselves and for their kids over the past 20 years and they 've lost it just like that . '' The floods have wreaked destruction on parts of Croatia and Serbia too , while Bosnian president Bakir Izetbegovic confirmed to CNN that the flooding has left billions of dollars worth of damage . At least 13 people have died during the natural disaster in Bosnia , while there have been deaths in Serbia too . `` I want the whole world , not just the people in Bosnia and Serbia , to know , '' added Dzeko , who plays for English Premier League champion Manchester City . `` If anyone could help Bosnia and Serbia in any way , it would be amazing . '' While Dzeko has taken to social media to ask for help , humanitarian organizations have begun to arrive . The Red Cross estimates around 50,000 people throughout the country are without safe water and electricity , while it claims `` many are living in unsafe and insanitary conditions created by the floods . '' A state of emergency has been declared in 14 municipalities , according to the Red Cross , while landslides have caused havoc . The World Food Program has already announced plans to send enough aid to help 150,000 in Bosnia 's most-affected areas . One of the most damaged sectors of Bosnian trade is its crop production , and the recent floods have left farms and agricultural land decimated .
Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Edin Dzeko appeals for aid to help flood victims . The Bosnian capital of Sarajevo was hit by a deluge that killed at least nine people and left thousands homeless as the storm swept through on Wednesday. Dzeko has just won English Premier League title with Manchester City . Bosnia will make debut at World Cup in Brazil next month .