There remains to be a menace of landslides, identical to in Austria. Flood alarm additionally applies in different international locations.
In view of the devastating floods and landslides of the previous three days, Slovenia requested the EU and NATO for technical support to restore the harm on Sunday. This was reported by the Slovenian news company STA, citing the federal government.
Through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Slovenia requested 30 excavators of various capacities and 30 particular autos to control watercourses, in addition to the deployment of engineering groups for all these gadgets. The want listing for the EU and NATO additionally included 20 prefabricated bridges of as much as 40 meters in size.
The nation additionally requested from NATO 5 heavy army helicopters with a lifting capability of no less than 5 tons for transport and 200 troopers for defense, rescue and help duties.
Damages of no less than 500 million euros
Slovenia is battling the worst pure catastrophe within the historical past of the nation, which has been unbiased since 1991. Prime Minister Robert Golob estimated the harm on Saturday at greater than 500 million euros. The highway and power infrastructure in addition to lots of of residential buildings are significantly affected.
Many villages are minimize off from the surface world by the water and particles. Helpers present hundreds with the necessities by helicopter. The excessive soil moisture makes landslides extra possible, warned the Geological Survey of Slovenia. At least six locations in mountain areas have been nonetheless in acute hazard on Sunday.
Floods and landslides additionally in Austria
In the meantime, 5,000 firefighters have been deployed in neighboring Austria, supported by troopers. Above all, the federal states of Carinthia, Styria and partially Burgenland are affected by the storm.
In Carinthia, 5 out of ten districts have been nonetheless affected by the floods. Near Zollfeld north of Klagenfurt, an individual fell into the Glan and died.
The state of affairs calmed down on Sunday, however the inflowing water and sodden, sliding slopes led to new hearth brigade operations and evacuations. Dozens of homes and flats needed to be evacuated, for instance within the communities of Brückl and Keutschach, as a result of there was a danger of mudslides from sliding down soaked slopes.
The Hydrographic Service expects a major drop in flooding at most river gauges, however not initially on the Glan and one different river. The decline there may be very gradual.
Water ranges in Croatia are rising
Croatia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are additionally affected by the storms. The rising water degree of the 450 km lengthy Mur is a specific concern – not solely in Slovenia but in addition in Croatia. The Mur has its supply in Austria, flows by Slovenia and flows into the Drau in Croatia.
In Croatia, the water ranges of the rivers coming from Slovenia had risen. The village of Mursko Sredisce on the Mur immediately on the border with Slovenia was thought-about significantly endangered on Sunday night.
Rivers in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia swell
Meteorologists within the metropolis of Olsztyn in north-eastern Poland additionally warned that rivers on this area may burst their banks as a result of persistent rain. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, rivers swelled as a consequence of heavy rain over the weekend. On the higher reaches of the Elbe within the Czech Republic, the bottom flood alarm degree was nonetheless in impact on Sunday, however meteorologists anticipated the extent to rise by Monday midday.
Source: www.nationalturk.com
