Storm Uproots Trees, Damages Power Lines Across Hungary
- 15 May 2014 7:00 AM
Trees uprooted by gale-force winds, roads blocked by fallen branches, and disruptions caused by broken power lines have been reported from all over Hungary. A storm alert has been issued for the whole country.
The winds blew at 100km/h in several parts of the country, while the strongest, 141km/h, was measured in western Hungary’s Bakony mountains.
Disaster management staff and locals built sand bag barriers to protect some 500 properties along the southern banks of the Balaton from rising waves on the lake.
Flood protection operations have also started along the Rába river in western Hungary. Delays in railway services are expected in the western Balaton region.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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