No end to destructive thunderstorms

Slovenia has seen yet another wave of destructive thunderstorms as severe winds, large hail and torrential rains have been pummelling the country almost non-stop for the past two weeks. Damage is still being assessed but reports say it will exceed the €420 million caused in the devastating ice storm in 2014.

As storms keep raging and weather alerts remain in place before the skies partly clear up on 26 July, the west of the country and the Celje area in mid-north-east were hit worst in the latest line of storms with hail, lightning and heavy rain in the night from 24 to 25 July.