Powerful storms tear through western Romania killing eight people

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Powerful thunderstorms and wind tore through western Romania on Sunday evening sending eight people to morgue and injuring at least 67.

Road and rail traffic was halted by trees felled in winds as high as 100 kph (over 60 mph). Several hospitals, schools and apartment buildings had roofs damaged and dozens of towns and villages were left without electricity.

Some of the casualties were people strolling outside or coming out of supermarkets, the emergency services said. A group of tourists was stranded for an hour in a charlift in the northern county of Maramures.


Hundreds of firefighters were deployed in the rescue and cleanup operation.

 

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VIDEO: Cafe tables thrown around by the wind

 

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This is storm footage taken on September 17, 2017 in Romania. Wind speeds of 33–42 m/s were recorded which is equal to category 1 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale. That is winds of 119–153 km/h.

 

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Video from Serbia

This video was taken in the village of Borci

Storms along with strong winds were also reported in Serbia and Croatia.

In Serbia, a man went missing on his boat on the Danube river near Belgrade and six people, including a five-year-old child, were injured by falling trees. Arcing from power lines, caused by the high winds, triggered several wildfires.

In Croatia, flooding brought traffic to a standstill in several coastal towns.

 

[badjohnny25]

What is going on with all these bad storms hitting :/