2024-07-03 02:20:08
Heavy rain, hail and wind lashed Slovenia on Monday, however moved eastwards this morning, hitting Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and eventually Montenegro. Because of the storm, the temperature in these nations dropped quickly inside a number of hours.
A employee died in the course of the storm at a development website within the Montenegrin coastal metropolis of Canja, whereas one other individual was killed by lightning in Luštica, additional north alongside the Adriatic coast, RTCG TV channel reported, citing police.
Media reported that the storm toppled large cranes within the port of Bar, destroyed seashores, uprooted timber and flooded streets.
Within the Serbian capital Belgrade and different cities, hail has blown holes within the roofs of homes and broken facades, timber have fallen on vehicles and roads have became rivers.
Slovenian authorities mentioned emergency crews responded to dozens of calls. Hail the scale of eggs and robust gusts of wind broken vehicles, buildings and energy strains. Gardens and farms had been additionally destroyed.
In Croatia, the japanese a part of the nation was hardest hit by the storm. In northwestern Bosnia, the storm left a number of villages with out electrical energy, whereas vehicles and homes had been broken throughout the nation.
In Belgrade, heavy rain and wind flooded streets lined in particles and fallen branches late Monday. Firefighters rescued individuals from caught vehicles and extinguished six fires brought on by lightning. A part of the principle north-south freeway was nonetheless closed Tuesday morning, state broadcaster RTS reported.
Air Serbia, the nationwide airline of Serbia, reported flight delays, stating that refueling of planes has been stopped because of potential lightning strikes.
2024-07-03 02:20:08