Sudden thunderstorms in Austria claim 5 lives

 Strong thunderstorms hit several Austrian cities in the states of "Karnten", "Styrmark" and "Burgenland", killing two children and three women, and injuring 13 others, two of them in serious condition.

The thunderstorms caused power outages in tens of thousands of homes, the closure of a number of tunnels and major highways and the suspension of railway traffic, due to falling trees and cutting power lines.

Initial reports indicated that the three women were killed under a huge tree that fell due to exposure to lightning, and the two children died due to a tree falling in a gaming center, and swimmers were seriously injured due to the sudden storm, which lasted for about 10 minutes, and caused waves to rise in lakes and bodies of water for about half. meter.

Civil Defense sources stated that the rescue operations continued during the night with the help of policemen, emergency teams, firefighters and volunteers, and reported that helicopters were used to rescue the trapped people, clear roads, evacuate the affected, and aid the injured, and all individuals were called from vacations to repair serious damage, restore electricity and traffic. .

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