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Slovakia:Flood:1999/07

Duration 1999/07 At the end of June 1999 severe floods occurred in the North and Middle Slovakia due to heavy rains. Shortly after the June floods, a third flood wave occurred at the beginning of July.

Country or District Slovakia

Name Flood

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Personal Injury Material Damage Others

Slovak Republic - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1(1999/07/24)

1570 persons were evacuated. Floods did not cause any casualties and serious injuries, due to the effective rescue operations. 12,167 people were affected by the June floods and 114 of them were temporarily without shelter.

June floods affected 5739 family houses, 2093 wells and 125 factories and plants. Waters covered 2539 hectares of inhabited areas and 57,587 hectares of the agricultural land. 72 km of the state roads and 2110 km of the local roads were damaged. 105 bridges were destroyed or damaged.

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) 1999/07/15
One woman has drowned and a man has disappeared this week in central Slovakia as heavy rains inundate the country and rivers overflow.
OCHA Situation Report No. 1 1999/07/24

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Duration	1999/07	At the end of June 1999 severe floods occurred in the North and Middle Slovakia due to heavy rains. Shortly after the June floods, a third flood wave occurred at the beginning of July.
Country or District	Slovakia
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Slovak Republic - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1(1999/07/24)
1570 persons were evacuated. Floods did not cause any casualties and serious injuries, due to the effective rescue operations. 12,167 people were affected by the June floods and 114 of them were temporarily without shelter.	June floods affected 5739 family houses, 2093 wells and 125 factories and plants. Waters covered 2539 hectares of inhabited areas and 57,587 hectares of the agricultural land. 72 km of the state roads and 2110 km of the local roads were damaged. 105 bridges were destroyed or damaged.