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 by AFP Staff Writers Berlin (AFP) June 29, 2021
Heavy rain, giant hailstones and gale-force winds lashed parts of southern Germany and Switzerland on Monday night, causing widespread flooding and tearing off part of the roof of an opera house. Several road tunnels were flooded and rail services were completely suspended in and around the German city of Stuttgart, according to police and rail operator Deutsche Bahn. Video footage showed rivers of water gushing down streets and car windscreens shattered by huge hailstones. Emergency services across the southern states of Rheinland-Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg reported hundreds of calls to the emergency services to deal with flooded cellars, fallen trees, landslides and stranded drivers. At around 8:30 pm, a heavy gust of wind tore off part of the roof of the Stuttgart Opera while around 250 people were still inside following a song recital. A large section of copper planking landed in the opera house gardens, managing director Oliver Hendriks told AFP. No one was injured but staff were still assessing the potential damage caused by several thousand litres of rainwater entering the house, he said. In Nottwill, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne, the Swiss news agency ATS reported giant hailstones up to seven centimetres wide. In the canton of Fribourg, the police and fire brigade were called 300 times, including to rescue a class of 16 children and two adults caught in the hail. Six of the children and one adult were taken to hospital. At least five people were injured in the German-speaking cantons, including a cyclist who suffered head injuries from hailstones, according to ATS.
Deaths reported as tornado razes Czech homes Prague (AFP) June 24, 2021 An unknown number of people died and dozens were injured after a tornado razed houses to the ground in the Czech Republic's southeast on Thursday, rescuers said. "Unfortunately we can confirm there have been victims, but I can't tell you the exact number," local emergency services spokeswoman Hedvika Kropackova told AFP. She said the death toll would be in the "single digits" rather than in the dozens, but added that any estimates were premature as people were still trapped under debris. "Th ... read more
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