Drava Surges to Record Flow, Flooding Expected

Ljubljana, 5 November - Serious flooding is expected in the Drava basin in eastern Slovenia after heavy rainfall upstream in Austria swelled the river to what appears to be a new record.

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica The Drava river. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Vuzenica
The Drava river.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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