LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Torrential rains and heavy floods ravaged Slovenia on Friday, killing at least three people, cutting off roads and bridges and surging into buildings. The Slovenian environmental agency raised the weather alert to the highest level after a month's amount of rain fell within 24 hours in the northern, northwestern and central parts of the small European country. As rain continued to fall Friday, authorities warned of more floods in other areas because of swiftly swelling rivers. (MORE: Flood Emergency Triggers Evacuations In Parts Of The South ) Authorities ordered evacuations of several thousand people in parts of the town of Celje along the surging Savinja River, including the old town area. Upstream in the town of Ljubno, the same river swept away houses and caused landslides. Northern Slovenia's Koroska region, bordering Austria, was hit the hardest, with bridges and roads destroyed and the water supply cut off in some areas. Local aut...
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