
During the hurricane, which fell on Poland today, seven people were killed, Reuters reports. Among the dead is a six -month -old child who was in a stroller, on which a branch broke away from a tree fell in one of the parks of Warsaw. Her mother was injured.
In the Pomeranian Voivodeship, when a group of firefighters cleared the road from trees fallen with a hurricane, one of them collapsed right on them, as a result of which one person died.
In the center of the Polish capital, an advertising shield fell on a woman on the Erozolim alley. With wounds, the victim was taken to the hospital.
In some places, the wind speed reached 126 km per hour (about 40 meters per second). As a result of a break in power lines without electricity today there were up to 10 thousand inhabitants of various settlements. Meteorologists predict that in many areas of Poland, a hurricane wind will be replaced by a snowstorm on Thursday evening.
Road traffic is difficult throughout Poland.
Despite the rampant elements, firefighters, police officers and electrician brigades continue to clear the rubble on the roads and restore power supply, ITAR-TASS reports.
We also recall that a strong storm last night fell upon the Kaliningrad region . Gusts of wind reach 28 meters per second.
Forecasters predict a sharp deterioration in the weather in the coming days in most of the European territory of Russia.