Micovsky: Rudno nad Hronom flood caused by neglected dam

Agriculture Minister Jan Micovsky said on Tuesday during his visit to the village of Rudno nad Hronom (Banska Bystrica region), which was hit by a flood on Monday, that the misfortune was caused by a neglected dam that was holding back local streams, claiming that it probably had a structural weakness. According to the minister, the dam was in use for more than a decade and probably was not being maintained properly. The local catchment area spans 1,200 hectares, and all the streams converge on the broken dam.