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Stories: ICE ENGULFS SLOVENIA

In February 2014, Slovenia has suffered ice storms that left most of the country under a thick layer of ice. The ice destroyed hundreds of kilometers of power lines and left around 50,000 people without electricity. Roads were blocked due to broken trees. Around 6000 km of roads needed to be cleared. The ice destroyed around 500,000 hectares of forests and caused so much damage that Slovenia had to ask the European Union for help. In Postojna, where the extent of this natural disaster was the largest, the layer of ice was around 10 cm thick.  

To repair the damage caused by ice, Slovenia needed almost half a billion euros. It called neighbouring countries for help and they responded with their own fire teams that brought generators from Germany, Austria, Poland, Chezch Republic and helped clear the consequences of the ice while the rain was still freezing on the surface. 

  • A frozen fire hydrant is seen among broken tree branches in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A man is trying to clean the ice in front of his house  in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A broken tree is seen among powerlines  in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A church and a cemetery are engulfed in ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A cemetery is engulfed in ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A facade of an apartment building is covered in more than 5 cm of ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Broken trees are seen in a park in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • People go about their daily business in the frozen town of Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A frozen window and airconditioning device is seen on a building covered in ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A park full of fallen ice and branches is seen in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A frozen dustbin with the name of the town written on it is seen in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Frozen trees are seen in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • People walk down a street in the frozen town of Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A frozen street is seen in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Cars and buildings are covered in thick layer of ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Frozen trees are seen behind a pile of frozen branches in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Frozen bushes are seen in front of a house in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A street is engulfed in ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A man hammers his way through a thick layer of ice on his car in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A broken power line cable and frozen vehicles are seen in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A tractor is covered in ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • An apartment building, cars and signposts are seen covered in thick layer of ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A worker clears ice from the railroad tracks on a heavy damaged train station in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Workers clear ice from the rails on the heavy damaged train station in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Broken trees covered in thick layer of ice overlook the town of Postojna, Slovenia, February 5, 2014.
  • Train cars are seen covered in ice among broken trees and frozen powerlines in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A soldier walks amon ice-covered power lines and broken constructions of the train station in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A soldier passes a line of broken trees near the trainstation where the army helped clear the tracks in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Ice and broken branches are seen crashing down from frozen trees in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A house is seen among broken trees in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A street is seen engulfed in ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Torn-off power line cables lie around a frozen car in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A frozen street is seen in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A frozen car is seen in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A frozen street is seen in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A terrace of a hotel is seen covered in ice in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A man walks among broken trees in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • Broken branches are scattered on the ground in a forest in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
  • A  broken power line is seen among a forest of broken trees in Postojna, Slovenia, February 5 2014.
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