Storm kills five people, including two children

Storm kills five people, including two children

a Storm It killed five people, including two children, and injured more than ten on Thursday in AustriaThe authorities and the APA announced. Three people were killed by a falling tree in the state of Lower Austria (east), and two children were killed in Carinthia (south). Melanie Reiter, a spokeswoman for the Red Cross in this Austrian state, said the children, believed to be between 5 and 8 years old, who were injured were near a small lake in Carinthia when several trees were uprooted by winds.

Surfaces washed away

Elsewhere in this region bordering Italy and Slovenia, she said, the roofs have been noticeably flaccid. “Severe storms today in Carinthia claimed the lives of two children and seriously injured many others,” Austrian Chancellor Karl Nahammer wrote on Twitter.

In June, an 82-year-old man lost his life after landslides caused by Is raining Heavy rains also caused severe damage in Carinthia. Austria is currently experiencing a heat wave and the authorities have warned of it Thunderstorms. According to experts, climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves and other extreme weather events.

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