The fifth Modules Table-Top Exercise of the EU MODEX Cycle 12 took place from 2nd to 6th June 2025 in Slovenia. The scenario which was exercised were floods in the region around Ljubljana. A total of 26 participants (18 Modules Key Personnel, 6 EUCPT and 2 TAST) took part in the exercise.
The fifth Modules Table-Top Exercise (ModTTX5) took place from 2nd to 6th June 2025 in Bohinjska Bistrica, Slovenia. It was conducted at a hotel and emphasized a flood scenario.
There were 26 participants from 11 different countries comprising of nine Modules Key Personnel teams, an EUCP Team and a TAST who took part in this exercise. Including Exercise Control (EXCON), certifiers, trainers, role players and support staff, about 65 persons were involved in the exercise. It was hosted by the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (URSZR-SI), in cooperation with the rest of the consortium, formed of the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW-DE), the Escola Nacional de Bombeiros (ENB-PT), the Federal Public Service Home Affairs – Directorate-General for Civil Protection (DGCP-BE), and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia (MUP).
The Modules present were Water Purification (WP) from Germany, Flood Rescue using Boats (FRB) from Croatia, Romania, and Belgium, High Capacity Pumping (HCP) from Germany, Italy, Poland, and the Slovak Republic, and a Flash Flood Rescue Team from Jordan. The EUCPT consisted of six members and was supported by a two-person TAST from Estonia.
Initially, the scenario involved major flooding in the area surrounding Ljubljana and in the capital itself. Further flooding occurred in the Posavje region in the south-eastern part of the country on the third exercise day, prompting a redeployment. Several days of torrential rain hit Slovenia. The already saturated soils, following an abnormally wet May, could no longer absorb the water. Within just a few hours, the country's main rivers had overflowed their banks, causing unprecedented flooding. Several regions were affected, with flooding reported along the Soča, Idrijca, Vipava, Gradaščica, Poljanska Sora, Dravinja, Kolpa and Reka rivers. Since the storms affected many different areas of the entire country and all resources at all levels were engaged due to ongoing floods and landslides across the country, the Slovenian government requested international assistance from the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
