A detachment of the State Emergency Service, which includes 51 rescuers and 19 pieces of equipment, has begun restoration work in flood-affected Slovenia.
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This was announced today, August 12, by the press service of the State Emergency Service.
A detachment of the State Emergency Service is carrying out restoration work in the area of the village of Rechitsa. The lifeguards are there.
- deployed a mobile command and control center and a medical station;
- organized communication;
- determined the procedure for attracting people and equipment to eliminate the consequences of the flood.
A working meeting was held with a representative of the RDC, the governing body of the European Civil Protection Mechanism, which coordinates the work of rescue services from all countries working here and with local authorities, the report says.
It is noted that two main locations have been established for Ukrainian rescuers to work in the bed of the Dreta River. Main tasks:
- construction of a dam for bank protection;
- expansion and change in the course of the river;
- drainage system;
- cleansing the channel from trees and debris, which brought a lot of water.
The work is extremely difficult, because rescuers have to constantly work in a fast current, the State Emergency Service notes. – For its implementation, the specialists of the State Emergency Service have and use heavy engineering equipment, including 5 caterpillar excavators.
The work is planned to be carried out within a few days, after which new locations will be determined.
Since the beginning of August, Slovenia has been suffering from heavy rains that have led to landslides and a dam failure. At least six people were killed.
Yesterday, August 11, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the provision of humanitarian assistance to Slovenia to overcome the consequences of the flood. On the same day, it became known that Ukrainian rescuers were sent to help their European colleagues.
We know from our own experience what kind of trouble high water can do, – stressed the head of the State Emergency Service Sergey Kruk. “Specialists who participated in the liquidation of the consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, the largest man-made disaster in Europe in recent years, as part of the combined detachment of the State Emergency Service, will help European colleagues to minimize the impact of the elements on the population of the country.
Source: Racurs
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