Austria and Slovakia, High Water Rescue System, Austria/Slovakia Border

Austria and Slovakia, High Water Rescue System, Austria/Slovakia Border

Regular Floods and landslides brought on by the River Danube prompted an emergency declaration in three Austrian regions, and a number of railways and roads were blocked.

The Danube was threatening Slovakia too. Waters would flood the capital, Bratislava, and were only expected to rise. Also at risk was the southeastern Slovakian city of Kosice

The solution was the Austria/Slovakia High water rescue system. Since the system was implemented in 2009 there have been no reported deaths or missing people due to the floods and the flooding authorities have managed to control the River Danube, reducing the flooding admirably.