2 minutes ago 🆘 Flood in Slovenia: water damage from destruction exceeds $500,000,000!

Devastating floods and other severe weather conditions in Slovenia have killed at least six people and caused $500 million in property damage. The floods caused rivers to rise and overflow into fields and towns, destroying roads and infrastructure, a spokesman for the Slovenian Environmental Protection Agency added. “There has been incredible damage across the country,“ an Environmental Protection Agency spokesman said, confirming that a month’s worth of rain had fallen in less than a day. The country has already requested assistance under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as from neighboring countries, to support Slovenia during the floods. “Even more importantly, we are here today to begin an effective recovery. The intervention is well regulated. It is known who is responsible, how the intervention occurs and who provides the resources.” “People will not be left alone,” the government has allocated just over $10 million in humanitarian aid to the Slovenian Red Cross and Caritas Slovenia to help residents in affected areas. The Slovenian government’s appeal for international assistance through EU and NATO mechanisms includes a request for heavy debris removal equipment, engineering teams, temporary road vehicles and temporary bridges up to 40 meters (31 ft) in size. Military helicopters for transport assistance and 200 soldiers “to carry out protection, rescue and relief missions“ were also requested, according to a statement from the Slovenian government. Croatia provided assistance to deploy “a military helicopter that will help close and secure the broken dam on the Mura River and strengthen its levees,” the statement said. “Help from other countries is still expected. The assistance is coordinated through the Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Relief of the Republic of Slovenia, which is in constant contact with two assistance coordination centers in Brussels,” the statement said.