Volunteers are traveling by boat toward the floating barrier wall.
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Waste in the Ružín reservoir (Waste in the Ružín reservoir 4) (from series)

After heavy rainfall, the Ružín reservoir near Margecany was flooded with waste. It comes from settlement riverbanks and is washed in when the Hornád and Hnilec rivers rise. These rivers flow into the Ružín dam and bring large amounts of debris after heavy rain. The share of plastics and bottles has decreased over the years and is now almost equal to wood waste.
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Veronika Mihaliková

professional photographer, Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky
I photography since 2014. I photograph mainly regional events in Prešov region, sports and nature. Since 2022, I have been working for The News Agency of the Slovak Republic.