A nightmare balance sheet of a gale in Warsaw. Broken trees, damaged cars, wounded
On Thursday, a powerful storm hit Warsaw. I mentioned that the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management warned against very strong gusts of wind, no protests against the windstorm appeared. Warsaw firefighters intervened about 130-140 times. It was mostly about broken trees. However, there were also terrifying incidents. It was not without the wounded.
Thursday in town was not quiet. The announced storm has arrived in Warsaw. Admittedly, the threatening call made it happen in case it was not a question of whether it was another, and some cars and railroads were booked. Only in Dolny, on October 21, as a result of moving Silesia with a dangerous wake-up call, four people died.
In Warsaw, for example, although it was not without serious incidents. Around 16 a strong gust of wind knocked over at ul. Foksal 18 is a prohibition sign that collapsed on maintenance. It has been updated.
Almost at the same time, at Burakowska Street in Wola, a storm knocked down the brick wall! Ten from the turn he collapsed on a defenseless woman walking down the sidewalk.
There were also fallen trees in the capital or a street of cars. As communicated by the young captain Michał Skrzypa from PSP in Warsaw, by Friday morning, firefighters intervened about 130-140 times.
You will provide the data on Thursday, do it at 21 firefighters had the most work to deal with the storms. In Mazovia, they intervened 809 times. In Warsaw – 128. Most in Mokotów, Ursynów and Wawer.
A lot of interventions also in neighboring counties:
- Wołomin – 56
- Legionów – 51
- Warsaw West – 48
- Grodzisk – 47
– The night, by chance, passed peacefully. The storms calmed down before 10 pm. Later, only interventions were presented – said the young captain. Michał Skrzypa from the fire brigade.
IMGW warned against storms
Everything that had to be watched, that on Friday, Varsovians were also supporting the gale. IMWM has already issued the first stage of the first stage against strong winds. “Winds of 25 km / h to 40 km / h, gusts up to 85 km / h, from the south-west and west are forecasted to occur” – reports IMGW.
A pedestrian hit by a car in Gocław in Warsaw