Strong wind in Prague. Broken trees, closed botanical garden and train delays Transport News Pražská Drbna
In the morning, meteorologists are warned of today’s strong wind, which should blow all day today. The wind reaches speeds of 70 to 85 kilometers per hour in gusts. Meteorologists recommend securing windows and doors. Firefighters register dozens of exits, strong winds complicate traffic on roads and railways.
Firefighters intervened in dozens of cases
Meteorologists warned of today’s strong wind yesterday. Since the morning, Prague firefighters have been dealing with over fifty cases in connection with today’s wind. “These are loose sheets and fallen branches,” said a spokesman for the Prague fire brigade Martin Kavka.
Firefighters in the Central Bohemian Region left only between ten and eleven o’clock for 53 events, since the morning there have been about a hundred trips in connection with strong winds. “Most of the ground is fallen trees across the road (50). We record the most events in the past hour in Kladno (11) and Rakovnicko (11), “ said a spokeswoman for Central Bohemian firefighters Tereza Fliegerová.
Meteorologists have issued a warning against a strong wind, which should blow in Prague during October 21 from eight o’clock in the morning to nine o’clock in the evening. A strong southwest to west wind should blow with gusts of 70 to 85 kilometers per hour ….
Problems in transport and closed botanical garden
Strong winds also cause problems in traffic. Due to the strong wind, an order is issued to run trains carefully and run slowly delay almost all trains within the Prague integrated transport. This emergency should last until tonight.
The fallen trees this morning complicated the operation of the Kladno region, for example, and precisely because of the possibility of trees or branches falling, the Prague Botanical Garden closed the LES exhibition today. “Please do not stay near large trees in general. The impacts should be up to about 80 kilometers per hour, approximately between 12 and 14 hours. Even large branches can fall, “ it is written on the website.