The government of Slovenia this Sunday formally asked the European Union Yet the I’LL TAKE aid to alleviate the catastrophic damage caused by floods and landslides caused by torrential rains that have devastated the country in recent days. The emergency services have verified in the last hours “enormous” damage to the country’s infrastructure (roads, railways, bridges, sewage systems and buildings).
The country’s prime minister, Robert Golob, has described the floods as the biggest natural disaster in the last 30 years and estimates a cost of 500 million euros to repair the damage caused by the rains.
With the activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Slovenia has requested 30 excavators between 7.5 and 17.5 tons and 30 special vehicles to regulate watercourses, as well as the dispatch of engineering teams for all the equipment and of 20 precast bridges of up to 40 meters each.
NATO has also requested five heavy military helicopters with a five-ton load capacity and 200 soldiers to carry out protection and rescue tasks.
For its part, Croatia has already lent aid to its neighboring country, providing assistance with a military helicopter to help close and secure a breached dam on the Mura River.