Seven killed as storms hit Poland, Czech Republic
Saturday, 25 July 2009
WARSAW, July 24 (AFP): At least seven people have died in Poland and the Czech Republic and dozens were injured after heavy storms and torrential rain felled trees, electricity poles and ripped off roofs.
Six people died across Poland Thursday -- three in Lower Silesia in the southwest, one in the western region of Poznan and two in central Lodz, Pawel Fratczak, a spokesman for the fire service told AFP.
He said 34 people had suffered "serious injuries," adding that hundreds of cellars were flooded and many homes had their roofs ripped off.
Officials said winds packing up to 100 kilometres (60 miles) an hour prised off rooftops and disrupted traffic across a vast swathe of Poland. Several trees were uprooted in the capital Warsaw.
Six people died across Poland Thursday -- three in Lower Silesia in the southwest, one in the western region of Poznan and two in central Lodz, Pawel Fratczak, a spokesman for the fire service told AFP.
He said 34 people had suffered "serious injuries," adding that hundreds of cellars were flooded and many homes had their roofs ripped off.
Officials said winds packing up to 100 kilometres (60 miles) an hour prised off rooftops and disrupted traffic across a vast swathe of Poland. Several trees were uprooted in the capital Warsaw.