Evacuation ordered in Celje as Savinja surges
Celje, 4 August - Local authorities in Celje have ordered the evacuation of large parts of the city due to the high likelihood that the Savinja will spill over.
Celje
The Savinja in the city of Celje, east-central Slovenia, after a night of heavy rain.
Photo: Urška Kristan Kastner/STA
Celje
The Savinja in the city of Celje, east-central Slovenia, after a night of heavy rain.
Photo: Urška Kristan Kastner/STA
Celje
The Savinja in the city of Celje, east-central Slovenia, after a night of heavy rain.
Photo: Urška Kristan Kastner/STA
Residents of Lisce on the right bank of the river and residents of the old town on the left bank have been asked to leave their homes.
The Savinja in Celje is currently 6.8 metres deep and rising, according to Environment Agency data.
Celje, with a population of almost 40,000, is located in the lower Savinja Valley downstream from some of the worst affected areas in Friday's flooding.