Ondava River breaks its dam in eastern Slovakia but situation seems stable

The Ondava River in eastern Slovakia broke through its dam in the early morning hours of May 18 near Zemplínske Hradište, the Sme daily reported. The Ondava dam has a crack 30 metres wide and is sending its water into the fields between the Ondava River and the dam of the Trnávka River above their confluence.

The Ondava River in eastern Slovakia broke through its dam in the early morning hours of May 18 near Zemplínske Hradište, the Sme daily reported. The Ondava dam has a crack 30 metres wide and is sending its water into the fields between the Ondava River and the dam of the Trnávka River above their confluence.

A nearby suburb of Trebišov, Paričov, is so far protected from the water by a dam on the Trnávka River. On the opposite bank, about 170 people were evacuated as a preventive measure, Sme wrote.

Source: Sme

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
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