Burst reservoir in central Slovakia claims one life

The water also damaged about twenty cars, some were moved several dozens of metres.

(Source: TASR)

Heavy rainfall in Slovakia has claimed a life. The water reservoir in the village of Rudno nad Hronom in central Slovakia burst, killing one person on May 17.

Water flowed through the whole village and flooded the cellars of family houses, the TASR newswire reported. Firefighters have been on the scene, draining the water from flooded streets and cellars. From one house they had to save three people who could not get out on their own.

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A strong stream of water swept away one person; firefighters found him without any signs of life.

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The Mayor of the village Marián Šurjanský said that the water reservoir above the village breached. It was built in 2011 within anti-flood measures. It included a culvert, which was to release the water slowly so that the creek bed could slowly drain it, Šurjanský said, adding that the dam probably could not withstand the onslaught of water after the intense rainfall.

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