Daily headlines - Wednesday, 16 August

DELO

Voluntary work in flood relief
"Slovenian zeal must not die down": Locals from the affected areas say that the response of the rest of Slovenia and from abroad in the flood relief efforts has been exceptional, as thousands of volunteers rolled up their sleeves. The main message from the affected areas is that this zeal must not die down as there is still a lot to be done. (front page, 4-5)

Afghanistan
"Largest humanitarian disaster": Two years after the withdrawal of the US military from Kabul, Afghanistan is relatively peaceful, but the state is descending into a horrendous humanitarian disaster due to the devastating combination of the completely incompetent Taliban rule and international sanctions. (front page, 6)

Railways
"Tunnel between Maribor and Šentilj opened": Trains will now travel faster between Maribor and Šentilj, on the border with Austria, as a new, 3.7km rail section, which includes the 1,530-metre tunnel Pekel and the 900m Pesnica viaduct, opened for traffic on Monday. (front page)

DNEVNIK

Voluntary work in flood relief
"The more of us there are, the easier it is": Although Solidarity Day, declared by the government for Monday to enable people to help in the flood relief efforts, has triggered mixed reactions in general public, the volunteers who talked with Dnevnik journalists were exited about it. (front page, 2-3)

Flood control
"Slovenia has completely failed in regulating torrential streams": Not only that such areas have been neglected, but know-how in this burning topic has been lost in the last two decades. Had the areas where torrential streams occur been properly regulated, the damage caused by the latest floods probably would not have been as enormous. (front page, 5)

FINANCE

Bank deposits
"Either you will pay people fairly for their deposits or heads will roll": Unfortunately, this is not a message for Slovenian savers, but a message from the UK, the paper says as it looks at what measures various countries take due to the low interest rates on bank deposits. (front page, 2-3)

Real estate
"Empty office buildings are turning into a ticking debt bomb": Owners of glittering office towers in London and New York no longer want to throw money through the window and are renouncing their debt, while tenants have left the largest shopping centre in the San Francisco business zone. (front page, 8-9)

VEČER

Voluntary work in flood relief
"Heroes inspire hope": After the very successful Solidarity Day on Monday, which saw thousands of volunteers help in the flood relief efforts throughout the country, new challenges have appeared in the affected areas - what to do with the large quantities of waste and mud. (front page, 2-4)

Railways
"On the new Pesnica viaduct": A year after the breakthrough of the 1,530-metre tunnel Pekel and two months after the 900m Pesnica viaduct was finalised, the first train travelled on Monday on the new, 3.7km rail section from Maribor to Šentilj. (front page, 13)

Water shortage after floods
"Thousands will be without drinking water for months": The next problem for the northern Koroška region after the devastating floods is long-range supply of drinking water for Prevalje and part of Ravne na Koroškem. (front page, 13)

Murder trial
"He stabbed him 39 times": The pre-trial hearing for Damir Softić, a 49-year-old Bosnian citizen from Tuzla, who is charged of murdering a 26-year-old man in Murska Sobota on 5 February, has been postponed indefinitely. Softić says he does not remember the attack. (front page, 18)