Cars and homes are damaged after a tornado in the village of Moravska nova Ves in Hodonín district of South Moravia, Czech Republic on Thursday, June 24.
A rare tornado hit the southeastern Czech Republic, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds, rescue services said on Friday. A tornado formed with strong thunderstorms across the country late on Thursday. Seven towns and villages have been badly damaged, with entire buildings in ruins and cars overturned. More than 120,000 homes had no electricity.
Around 360 additional police officers, including the army, were sent to the area. Rescuers from several parts of the country who came to help were accompanied by their counterparts from nearby Austria and Slovakia. They were using drones and helicopters to search the debris. The regional rescue service said at least three people had died.
“This is a huge tragedy,” Prime Minister Lady Babis said. Babis was in Brussels to attend an EU summit and was planning to visit the damaged area on Friday.
Harski’s deputy mayor Marek Babis told Czech public radio that half of his town was almost completely destroyed. “The church is without a tower, the elementary school has no roof and insulation, only the walls are made of houses. There are injuries, it’s really terrible.”
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