As a result of the storms and rupture of the clouds, on Saturday afternoon, the parts of Chotča in the district of Stropkov and Hrabovčík in the district of Svidník were flooded. Firefighters intervened on the spot. TASR was confirmed by the operational officer of the Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) in Prešov.
“The road was flooded and there was also pumping water from the cellars,” He stated that there was a clogging of the pass and flooding with mud and dirt.
Strong storms hit the afternoon of parts of eastern Slovakia. The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMI) issued first -level warning for storms for the whole territory of the country. In the evening, the SHMI issued a second -level hydrological warning for the upper part of the Bodrog River Basin area, with the fact that in the districts of Bardejov, Svidník, Stropkov, Medzilaborce, Humenné and Vranov nad Topľou there was a tidal flood.
