At least seven deaths and hundreds of landslides: Slovenia, Austria and Croatia are flooding (photos, videos)

At least six people were killed in Slovenia. Among them were two citizens of the Netherlands, who were believed to be affected by lightning, and four Slovenians who were probably drowning. Another woman was killed in Austria. Slovenia, Austria and Croatia fight deadly storms and landslides. At least seven people were killed due to extreme weather conditions that also caused electricity disruptions and delays on the road. Deutsche Welle reported on August 8.

The storms were forced to evacuate villages and cause significant damage, and emergency crews are ready to respond to landslides and possible breakthroughs of the dam. In Slovenia, the number of victims has increased, in Austria there are dozens of soil landslides. Rescuers fought with the effects of record floods. Most of the deaths, registered at this time, were in Slovenia, where at least six people were reported because of extreme weather.

Among them were two citizens of the Netherlands, who were believed to be affected by lightning, and four Slovenians who were likely to fall into the flood. This natural disaster is the worst that Slovenia has experienced since independence in 1991. Prime Minister Robert Golob said the estimated loss is approximately 500 million euros ($ 548. 3 million). He called on the European Union and NATO to assist.

Experts say that the conditions are partially caused by climate change, which is associated with increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather. It is reported that one woman was killed on the other side of the border in Austria. It could fall into the full -flowing river Glan in the southern village of Tsollfeld. The Austrian province of Carinthia reported 80 large landslides by Sunday day, while the neighboring province of Styriya recorded 280 landslides by Sunday morning.

Croatia has flooded roads, fields and settlements, and a state of emergency was declared in different parts of the country. Sand bags were used as improvised dams to prevent serious damage to residential buildings. The situation is expected to be facilitated in all three countries, as the authorities have stated that the water level will decrease. The deterioration of weather conditions was observed in Norway.

On Monday, the country's authorities warned of extreme weather to the highest level due to heavy rain, mudflows and sudden floods. In Latvia, the gusts of wind up to 108 kilometers per hour fell trees. Meteorologists also reported a hail the size of a golf ball in the village of Upgulde southwest of the capital of Riga. Poland did not bypass. The authorities said thousands of houses in the country were injured from electricity shutdowns on Monday after storm and heavy rain on weekends.