(ANSA-AFP) - PRAGUE, JUN 25 - At least three people died and
dozens were injured after a rare tornado razed houses to the
ground in the Czech Republic's southeast, rescuers said on
Friday. "Unfortunately we could not help three patients," local
emergency service spokeswoman Hedvika Kropackova told AFP. She
said 63 injured people had been taken to hospital, 10 of them
with serious injuries. "But there will be more because we are
now transporting people who suffered injuries at night and
called us later," Kropackova added. Rescuers were still
searching under the rubble in some places. Austrian and Slovak
rescuers were helping out and the Czech army was deployed in the
region. The tornado and hail the size of tennis balls struck
several towns and villages including Hodonin, where in addition
to causing injuries the extreme weather destroyed a retirement
home and the local zoo. The tornado also caused extensive power
outages and traffic disruptions, with fallen power lines closing
a major motorway connecting Prague with the Slovak capital
Bratislava. (ANSA-AFP).
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