Floods are nature's revenge says resident who loses home to Slovenia's torrential rain

Record ID: 1736691

  • Title: Floods are nature's revenge says resident who loses home to Slovenia's torrential rain
  • Date: 6th August 2023
  • Summary: PREVALJE, SLOVENIA (AUGUST 6, 2023) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF HOUSE WASHED AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS VARIOUS OF DESTROYED HOUSE, FLOOD WATERS FLOWING LOCALS LOOKING ON VARIOUS OF RIVER FLOWING WITH HIGH WATERS, BROKEN TREES RESIDENT WHO LIVED IN DESTROYED HOUSE DRAGO HUDOFISK AND LOCAL RESIDENTS LOOKING AT FLOOD WATERS (SOUNDBITE) RESIDENT WHO LIVED IN DESTROYED HOUSE, DRAGO HUDOFISK, SAYING: "First the bridge collapsed, then everything got stuck to the bridge and headed towards the houses. And last night at 4 p.m. they evacuated us with helicopters, up there, at our place. We thought the house would stay (whole) all the way, because (the flood) was still far away, but it collapsed at 1 am. There it is." VARIOUS OF BROKEN TREES AND WATER FLOWING BY DESTROYED HOUSE (SOUNDBITE) RESIDENT WHO LIVED IN DESTROYED HOUSE, DRAGO HUDOFISK, SAYING: "We all know how it is, it’s happening in the whole world (the same).... You know, nature fights back against everything (we do). Water has the power, it destroys everything." HUDOFISK STANDING, WATER FLOWING BY HOUSE (SOUNDBITE) RESIDENT WHO LIVED IN DESTROYED HOUSE, DRAGO HUDOFISK, SAYING: "Material damage cannot be described. Eight of us, both young and old, lived in two apartments in the house. The material damage is not so important, the important thing is that we saved our lives in time. So this is it..." VARIOUS OF DEBRIS AND BROKEN TREES BY RIVER VARIOUS OF RIVER DESTROYED HOUSE (MUTE) DRONE FOOTAGE OF RIVER FLOWING BY DESTROYED HOUSE
  • Embargoed: 20th August 2023 11:46
  • Keywords: damages after floods destroyed houses floods in Slovenia
  • Location: PREVALJE, SLOVENIA
  • City: PREVALJE, SLOVENIA
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Europe,Floods,Editors' Choice
  • Reuters ID: LVA001267406082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Slovenia's resident Drago Hudofisk remained philosophical on Sunday (August 6) after flood waters in Prevalje ripped through his home and dragged it down river after three days of torrential rains lashed the north and west of the country.
    At least two people were killed in the floods, power has been cut off and traffic is unable to move.
    Hudofisk says the floods are nature's way of getting pay back for human carelessness referring to weeks of fires, record-breaking temperatures, and floods in large parts of Europe.
    He says he had hoped the Miza river would not burst its banks and save his house but by early morning he realised it was in vain and the building collapsed like a pack of cards. Mountain Rescue Services evacuated residents of the area by helicopter on Saturday (August 5).
    Slovenia's Environment Agency has issued a red warning against large-scale flooding.
    Rescuers have been struggling to reach flooded areas and issued a public call for rubber boats in places where roads were closed and impassable due to landslides.
    Nearly all regional roads in the north were closed as well as some railway lines, and about 16,000 households were left without electricity, STA reported on Friday.
    (Production: Fedja Grulovic, Malgorzata Wojtunik)
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