During last year's July, a significant flood struck areas in northwest Eastern Slovakia, 560 kilometers northeast of the capital of Slovakia Bratislava. The affected region is located 30 kilometers northwest of Presov, the center town of Presov District. On 20 July 1998 a heavy rain storm struck the villages of Jarovnice, Lzovske Pekl'any and Rencisov which are located in the upper part of a 12 km valley. The heavy rainfall which fell over 90 minutes caused an unexpected catastrophic flood wave.
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