Русская версияA 10-year-old boy died Friday in Turin, Italy, after being hit by
lightning while a 37-year-old Italian man drowned off Genoa the
same day when he was swamped by high waves in the Mediterranean.
A female German tourist, 27, was missing in the rough waters near
Ventimiglia, west of Genoa, and other swimmers narrowly escaped
drowning before being rescued nearby.
In Silesia in eastern Poland, a man died in Friday's storms when
high winds caused widespread damage in the village of Kalina while
another was electrocuted in the central province of Lodz after the
wind blew down an electrical line.
A woman, 41, was killed near St Stefan, Austria, when she was hit
by a falling tree while hiking.
The group of hikers she was with
took cover under the tree when it began to hail. It fell on her in
front of her husband and daughter.
Severe storms were also reported in other parts of the southern
Austrian state of Carinthia and the neighbouring south-eastern
state of Styria.
Hail in Italy, Poland
In parts of northern Italy, hail as big as 4 centimeters (1.6
inches) was reported. Near Brescia, winds speeds reached up to 100
kilometers (62 miles) per hour, toppling trees and damaging roofs.
Downed trees blocked roads and train tracks in Silesia and central
Poland, and the Polska Agencja Prasowa press agency reported that
about 100 houses were damaged in Silesia alone.
Near Czestochowa, high winds sent a bus into a ditch, injuring two
passengers, the agency said.
Tennis ball-sized hail also damaged many cars in Katowice and other
parts of Silesia, television reports said.
(Deutsche Welle)
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