Slovenia has requested international assistance

6. 8. 2023

In most of the areas affected by the floods, the rescue efforts are being shifted to the phase when basic conditions for subsistence and communications are being provided. Due to the extent of the damage in the affected areas, the Republic of Slovenia has decided to request international assistance through EU and NATO mechanisms.

Through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (The Emergency Response Coordination Centre - ERCC), Slovenia asked for assistance in machinery for debris removal and for the provision of road transportability:

10 heavy working machinery (tracked excavators) up to 7.5 tonnes with engineer teams,
10 heavy working machinery (tracked excavators) up to 17,5 tonnes with engineer teams,
10 heavy working machinery (tracked excavators) over 17,5 tonnes with engineer teams,
10 heavy working machinery (excavators and bulldozers) with engineer teams,
30 vehicles specialised for watercourse management, and
20 prefabricated temporary bridges up to 40 metres.

We have requested assistance through the NATO Disaster Response Mechanism (Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre - EADRCC) in the form of:

5 heavy military helicopters with a carrying capacity of at least 5 tonnes for transport,
200 soldiers to carry out protection, rescue and assistance tasks; and
20 prefabricated temporary bridges up to 40 metres.

The Republic of Croatia has already provided the assistance with a military helicopter to help close and secure a broken levee on the Mura River and to help reinforce its embankments. Help from other countries is still expected to arrive. The assistance is being coordinated through the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, which is in constant contact with the two aid coordination centres in Brussels.