Environmental Agency issues orange alert for heavy rainfall and flooding
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Slovenian authorities have issued an orange alert as heavy rainfall threatens to overflow rivers across the country. The Environmental Agency expects rapid water rises and a sharp drop in temperatures, bringing a sudden chill and the risk of localized flooding.
The morning papers are occupied by a series of financial and ethical curiosities. Investigations have turned toward Franci Zavrl’s search for investors while carrying substantial debt, and to the Brezovica municipality, where the municipal administration is led by a mother whose son happens to secure the local business contracts. More broadly, reports allege that associates of Serbia’s president were offering 40 euros per vote within the country.
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