Slovenia Suffers 'Worst Natural Disaster' As Heavy Rains And Flash Flooding Devastate Country
Clean-up operations continue in Slovenia after torrential rains and severe floods brought havoc to the Alpine country. At least three people were killed in the country's worst natural disaster since independence in 1991, officials said.

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An aerial view of the flooded area in Ravne na Koroskem, some 60 kilometers northeast of Ljubljana, Slovenia, on August 4.
Clean-up operations are continuing following the Alpine nation's biggest natural disaster, which claimed the lives of three people.
Clean-up operations are continuing following the Alpine nation's biggest natural disaster, which claimed the lives of three people.

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A person walks next to fallen trees near the floodwaters in Medvode, northwestern Slovenia.
Prime Minister Robert Golob had described the floods as the biggest natural disaster of the last three decades and estimated the total damage at more than €500 million.
Prime Minister Robert Golob had described the floods as the biggest natural disaster of the last three decades and estimated the total damage at more than €500 million.

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Military personnel survey buildings submerged in floodwaters in Skofja Loka, a popular tourist destination in the northwestern Slovenia.
Slovenia has called upon the European Union and the NATO military alliance for technical aid to repair the damage following the flooding, Slovenian news agency STA reported.
Slovenia has called upon the European Union and the NATO military alliance for technical aid to repair the damage following the flooding, Slovenian news agency STA reported.

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A woman in the town of Kamnik, northern Slovenia, wades through the floodwaters.
Slovenia's environmental agency, ARSO, raised the weather alert to the highest level after a month's worth of rain fell within 24 hours in the northern, northwestern, and central parts of the country.
Slovenia's environmental agency, ARSO, raised the weather alert to the highest level after a month's worth of rain fell within 24 hours in the northern, northwestern, and central parts of the country.