In Slovenia, torrential rains caused a dam on the Mura River in the east of the country to burst and authorities evacuated several villages, the STA agency reported. According to the N1 server, among others, 500 people had to leave their homes in the village of Dolnja Bistrica. Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob already declared on Saturday, according to the AP agency, that his country is facing the biggest natural disaster in its history. In connection with the bad weather, the authorities have so far registered four victims, two of whom are Dutch.
Meteorologists are predicting storms in Slovenia as the country recovers from floods and the risk of landslides. Due to the rising water level of the river Meža, the residents of Črna na Koroškem and Črenšovci were evacuated. Slovenian hydrologists expect…https://t.co/AldhNSaJ8j
— Okvir (@OkvirNet)
August 6, 2023
Holiday cancelled… due to fly to Slovenia tomorrow morning. Flash floods, landslides, people killed, residents being evacuated and country in a state of emergency. pic.twitter.com/OzHnWU6TqB
— Elena (@MrsBezoari)
August 6, 2023
The floods destroyed a number of roads, bridges and houses and caused damage estimated at half a billion euros. Two-thirds of Slovenia’s territory was affected, Golob added after Saturday’s meeting of the country’s security council. The downpours and flooding prompted the evacuation of thousands of people, many rescued by boats and helicopters.
Rescue team with helicopter @policija_si from the morning in the area of Črna na Koroškem. pic.twitter.com/zG1XYGsMKW
— policija_si (@policija_si)
August 6, 2023
On Saturday evening, about 500 people from the village of Dolnja Bistrica were evacuated due to the rupture of the dam on the Mura river. According to local media, up to ten municipalities were threatened. The authorities have also started transporting some residents from the Meža river valley in the north-west of the country to safety, due to threatened landslides, writes STA.
#BREAKING: Flooding caused by torrential rains in Slovenia’s Kofja Loka.#Slovenia #Balkans pic.twitter.com/3NozyYcXGy
— EvoCentral (@evocentralnews)
August 4, 2023
The current flooding in Slovenia has caused torrential rains, according to the Slovenian Meteorological Service, as much precipitation has fallen in less than a day as it normally does in a month, AP wrote. Among the victims are also two Dutch people, according to Slovenian media, they were killed by lightning while trekking in the mountains near Kranje. So far, the authorities report four people who have lost their lives.
that’s how the car was washed away in today’s floods#floods #Slovenia # pic.twitter.com/UcRaCzVCay
— WarMonitoreu (@WarMonitoreu)
August 4, 2023
⚡️ In Slovenia, due to torrential rains, the dam on the Mura river broke. A total of 10 villages are threatened, 500 people were evacuated from the village of Dolnja Bistrica alone. They are trying to seal the dam with concrete blocks transported by helicopter pic.twitter.com/6tCxTO2bQw
— Jakub Bajzath (@BajzathJakub)
August 6, 2023
As a result of torrential rains, a dam on the Mur River broke on Saturday evening near the village of Dolnja Bistrica, located in the east of Slovenia. The water threatens ten surrounding villages, 500 people were evacuated.https://t.co/oxS9N98qJp
– TA3 (@tvTA3)
August 6, 2023
LJUBLJANA (ANP/DPA) – After the storm in Slovenia, a dam broke in the east of the country on Saturday evening. The Slovenian news agency STA reported that the dam in the river Mur near the town of Dolnja Bistrica had been hit. There will be in tenhttps://t.co/aCE2KJIoz1
— MSN.nl (@MSNNL)
August 6, 2023
Flash floods are also reported from neighboring Austria, where about 80 people were forced to temporarily leave their homes in the federal state of Carinthia, the AP agency wrote on Saturday.
As a result of intense storms, a levee on the Mura River near Dolnja Bistrica in eastern Slovenia was breached. Several villages had to be evacuated.https://t.co/JGPHUhtho1
— Polskie_Sluzby (@PolskieSluzby)
August 6, 2023
@RadioBrendanRTE Brendan this is climate change. We are in Slovenia. Devastating floods last two days pic.twitter.com/881f6aqFw2
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