Slovak capital lifts state of emergency over floods

Slovak capital city of Bratislava lifted the state of emergency over floods on the Danube River on Monday, Bratislava Mayor Milan Ftacnik said later in the day. "Nonetheless, works related to the floods haven't been completed yet. The level (of the Danube River) may rise due to the recent rains in Germany and Austria, but it shouldn't go beyond the second-degree flood alert," said Ftacnik. There remains a lot of work to do with removing flotsam and jetsam from roads near the river that were submerged last week. The dock in the Karlova Ves Inlet will need more time to recover. "The leaks there have been more extensive than we originally estimated," said Ftacnik. As the latest weather forecasts indicate that intense rains may hit over the next two days, the mobile anti-flood barriers remains in place on the Slavic riverbank in Devin and under Devin Castle. All the other barriers at the Petrzalka embankment were removed on Saturday and Sunday.