Slovakia struggled with floods during the weekend

The SHMÚ has issued warnings for June 22.

Bratislava's flooded Gagarinova Street.Bratislava's flooded Gagarinova Street. (Source: TASR)

Slovakia has experienced heavy rain in the past few days.

During the weekend of June 20-21, the most precipitation fell in Bratislava Region and Trnava Region.

The total precipitation there amounted to 40-60 millimetres on average. The highest amount was reported in Pernek in the Malacky district (Bratislava Region), with a total of nearly 89 millimetres in precipitation, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ) wrote on Facebook.

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On the other hand, in the eastern parts of the Danubian Lowland, less than 6 millimetres fell.

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