Canoeing Accident Leaves Eight Dead, Five Missing
Sevnica, 4 July - Eight people died and five are still missing after two canoes overturned on the dam of the unfinished Blanca hydroelectric power plant on the Sava river in eastern Slovenia Thursday, in what is the worst river accident in Slovenia.
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
Sevnica, gradbišče HE Blanca.
Prizorišče nesreče, območje pod jezom HE Blanca.
Reševalna akcija.
Foto: Stanko Gruden/STA
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Divers look for the bodies of five people still missing after the worst river accident in living memory.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA
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Divers look for the bodies of five people still missing after the worst river accident in living memory.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA
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The boating expedition was taking place at the site where a new hydro power plant is being built.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA
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Firefighters prepare to spend the second night searching for the bodies of five people still missing after a canoeing accident that killed 13.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA
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Paramedics and firefighters prepare to spend the second night searching for the bodies of five people still missing after a canoeing accident that killed 13.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA
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The boating expedition was taking place at the site where a new hydro power plant is being built.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA
Sevnica, gradbišče He Blanca.
Foto: Rasto Božič/STA
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The boating expedition was taking place at the site where a new hydro power plant is being built.
Photo: Rasto Bozic/STA
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
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The chief of the Civil Rescue and Protection Agency Miran Bogataj (second from right) speaks to the press about the ongoing rescue operation after Thursday' boating accident.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
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Interior Minister Dragutin Mate visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
Sevnica
Prime Minister Janez Jansa visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
Sevnica
Prime Minister Janez Jansa visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
Sevnica
Prime Minister Janez Jansa visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
Sevnica
Prime Minister Janez Jansa visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
Sevnica, HE Blanca
Nesreča na Savi pri hidroelektrarni na Blanci.
Foto: Dejan Mijović/STA
Sevnica, HE Blanca
Nesreča na Savi pri hidroelektrarni na Blanci.
Foto: Dejan Mijović/STA
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Prime Minister Janez Jansa (middle) and Interior Minister Dragutin Mate (left) visited the scene of the accident late last night.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
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The dam at the new Blanca hydro power plant, where the accident happened.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
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The dam at the new Blanca hydro power plant, where the accident happened.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
Sevnica
The dam at the new Blanca hydro power plant, where the accident happened.
Photo: Dejan Mijovic/STA
Sevnica, HE Blanca
Nesreča na Savi pri hidroelektrarni na Blanci.
Foto: Dejan Mijović/STA
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