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The European project helping to reduce the impact of flooding in Slovenia

Video. The European project helping to reduce the impact of flooding in Slovenia

Updated: 30/08/2021 - 16:00 GMT+2

In partnership with the European Commission

In the last decade, Slovenia has experienced reoccurring floods. But since 2014, the basin of the Drava River and its tributaries have benefited from a European project involving the dredging, widening and containment of these rivers to protect and strengthen the surrounding areas.

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