The accused storm of snow and wind that hits regions of Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic has caused the death of at least three people this Saturday in incidents related to weather conditions.
As reported by the provincial headquarters of the State Fire Service in Katowice, Poland, an elderly woman has lost her life in the city of Cisiec, near the country’s southern border with Slovakia, after a tree fell on her house. due to strong wind.
The second victim has died in Gdansk, a port city in Poland, when his vehicle crashed into a tree, according to the TVN24 channel, which has also stated more than 140 traffic accidents related to the winter storm.
Also on Saturday A 77-year-old woman has lost her life in the collision between two cars in the municipality of Wiazownica, near the city of Jaroslaw, in eastern Poland. According to the first investigations collected by the Polish news channel, the woman lost control of the vehicle and drifted into the opposite lane.
Meanwhile, Slovakia suffers extremely strong winds and snowfall in the north of the country, for which the authorities have declared an emergency situation in some of the municipalities. The Slovak Institute of Hydrometeorology (SHMÚ) has issued a first and second degree warning for several districts.
Also, several ski resorts have had to close due to inclement weather and a hurricane has been reported in the Chopek region, according to the Slovakian news channel TA3.
In the Czech Republic, falling trees onto power lines have caused power outages in thousands of homes, according to the Czech news agency CTK. In addition, near the town of Jablonné nad Orlicí, on the border with Poland, the emergency services have had to assist several people who had been trapped in their vehicles.
