People have grown less worried about floods, survey shows
Ljubljana, 25 August - Three weeks after the worst floods in the country's living memory devastated parts of northern and central Slovenia, apprehension is gradually easing, but is still high, a survey conducted by the polling agency Valicon showed on Friday.
Ljubno ob Savinji
A massive clean-up effort is underway after devastating floods hit Slovenia.
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Immediately after the floods, the level of concern calculated by Valicon reached the value of 79 points, which has now dropped to 62 points. The values reflect the gap between the share of answers expressing high apprehension and those expressing a low level of concern.
Some 43% respondents said they found the government's response to the floods appropriate and about the same share said they found the response partly appropriate.
Asked to assess on a scale from one to five the individual measures, including aid management, communication with the public and flood relief, most measures were given a solid three.
When asked if they had helped in any way those directly affected by the floods, 57% of the respondents answered in the affirmative.
Meanwhile, the survey detected a high level of apprehension over the rising cost of living and inflation, with the value reaching 90 points. Moreover, there is also significant concern about climate change and extreme weather events, at 69 points.
The survey also detected a rise in concern about the spread of the novel coronavirus. The value remains negative, but had increased from -60 points to -32 over the past three months.
The survey was conducted between 18 and 21 August in a sample of 514 people.