Saturday, August 12, 2017

Two teenagers among five dead in storms in Poland

storms in Poland
Five people, including two Girl Guides, have died in freak accidents as violent storms hit Poland amid a heatwave.


The two girls, aged 13 and 14, were crushed by falling trees while sleeping in a tent when a storm hit the campground for Girl Guides and Boy Scouts in the northern village of Suszek.

Another 20 children were said to have been injured.

A woman died when a tree hit her house in the northern village of Konarzyny.

In a nearby village, a man sleeping in a tent also perished after being hit by a tree brought down by high winds.

Authorities in the same region also confirmed the death of a fifth victim, a 48-year-old man, crushed by a tree.
 [rte.ie]
12/8/17

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