Poland offers help to Slovenia after flood damage

The Polish prime minister has offered his country's help to Slovenia in dealing with the aftermath of devastating floods.

Polish Prime Mateusz Morawiecki.

Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

"On behalf of the Polish government, I express our solidarity with all those affected by disastrous floods," Mateusz Morawiecki said in a social media post on Saturday.

"Poland stands ready to support our Slovenian friends," he declared.

Devastating news from Slovenia. On behalf of the Polish government I express our solidarity with all those affected by disastrous flood. Poland stands ready to support our 🇸🇮 friends.

Wstrząsające wiadomości ze Słowenii. W imieniu polskiego rządu pragnę wyrazić solidarność ze…

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) August 5, 2023

Slovenia's Prime Minister Robert Golob said on Saturday that his country faced the worst natural disaster in its history, after flood waters destroyed roads, bridges and houses in the small Alpine country, causing damage estimated at around EUR 500 million, news outlets reported.

Slovenia's prime minister says the country has faced the worst-ever natural disaster in its history, after devastating floods caused damage estimated at half a billion euros ($550 million). https://t.co/QM8s7O0ymb

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 6, 2023

Residents cleaned up after heavy rains hit northern and western Slovenia, causing floods, cutting power and disrupting traffic pic.twitter.com/zDeN2puG7K

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 6, 2023

Devastating floods on Thursday and Friday killed three people and left several hundred injured, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

About a third of the country's area had been flooded, it said.

Choć ulewy w Słowenii nieco straciły na sile, rzeki nadal wylewają i stanowią zagrożenie dla mieszkańców. W nocy ewakuowano kolejne kilkaset osób https://t.co/3KVUd80U1Y

— PolskieRadio24.pl (@PR24_pl) August 6, 2023

Photos: EPA/ZIGA ZIVULOVIC JR

The Polish Red Cross (PCK) on Sunday dispatched two trucks loaded with more than PLN 300,000 (EUR 67,500, USD 74,500) worth of humanitarian aid to Slovenia, state news agency PAP reported.

Do Słowenii wyruszył pierwszy transport Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża.

Dzisiaj o 7 rano z Lublina wyruszył transport Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża, który wiezie pomoc dla ofiar powodzi i lawin błotnych w Słowenii. pic.twitter.com/iabh2mCO74

— Polski Czerwony Krzyż (official) (@PolskiCK) August 6, 2023

Transport PCK wyrusza z pomocą do Słowenii https://t.co/9RsKKTTnMc

— PolskieRadio24.pl (@PR24_pl) August 6, 2023

Where to donate to help Slovenia

The Polish Red Cross is raising funds to help Slovenia clean up after the floods.

Środki zebrane podczas zbiórki zostaną przeznaczone na zakup osuszaczy oraz najpotrzebniejszych rzeczy niezbędnych do odbudowy zniszczonych budynków.
➡️Konto: 16 1160 2202 0000 0002 7718 3060 z dopiskiem „Na pomoc SŁOWENII”

— Polski Czerwony Krzyż (official) (@PolskiCK) August 5, 2023

The account number to make a donation is: 16 1160 2202 0000 0002 7718 3060.

Please mention "Help for Slovenia" in your transfer.

The first trucks with 🇵🇱 humanitarian aid for flood-affected Slovenia 🇸🇮 from Polish Red Cross@PolskiCK set off from Poland this morning.

Volunteers from Poland 🇵🇱 are already working on site. #NaPomocSłowenii #WeStandWithSlovenia 🇵🇱 🇸🇮

More ⤵️https://t.co/p4uGAfbbTJ pic.twitter.com/qTznxSkklc

— PLinSlovenia (@PLinSlovenia) August 6, 2023

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Source: IAR, PAP/PAP, AP, pck.pl