Military personnel called in to assist after flood barrier gives way in Rudno nad Hronom
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- Date: 18.05.2021
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As of today, 25 military personnel have been deployed in efforts to assist local residents after a flood barrier gave way in the municipality of Rudno nad Hronom in County Žarnovica. Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Prime Minister Eduard Heger, joined by other ministers and Deputy Chief of Defence Lt Gen Ľubomír Svoboda, reached the municipality to make sure that local residents receive urgent and immediate assistance.
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “The situation in Rudno nad Hronom is serious, indeed. First and foremost, we are so sorry that a human life was lost in the peak flood wave. At the request for assistance from the Crisis Management Staff, we have made personnel and equipment available to the municipality to clean up in the aftermath of the flooding. Our military personnel and members of the Fire and Rescue Corps will assist as long as they are needed. We will do everything to stabilise the situation in the municipality, the earlier the better.”
Alongside maintaining a high level of readiness to deliver their main task – to defence the Slovak Republic, members of the Slovak Armed Forces are ready to deploy specialist equipment and capabilities anywhere they are needed across Slovakia to protect the lives and property of SVK citizens.
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “The situation in Rudno nad Hronom is serious, indeed. First and foremost, we are so sorry that a human life was lost in the peak flood wave. At the request for assistance from the Crisis Management Staff, we have made personnel and equipment available to the municipality to clean up in the aftermath of the flooding. Our military personnel and members of the Fire and Rescue Corps will assist as long as they are needed. We will do everything to stabilise the situation in the municipality, the earlier the better.”
Alongside maintaining a high level of readiness to deliver their main task – to defence the Slovak Republic, members of the Slovak Armed Forces are ready to deploy specialist equipment and capabilities anywhere they are needed across Slovakia to protect the lives and property of SVK citizens.
