A strong wind broke the trees and complicated traffic. Firefighters in Prague had over a hundred hits Company News Pražská Drbna
Sunday, January 30, 2022, 8:50 AMupdated January 30, 2022, 6:06 PM
Meteorologists issued a warning of a strong wind this weekend on Thursday. It blew hardest in Prague during this morning and noon. Firefighters have had over a hundred strikes associated with strong winds.
Meteorologists have issued a warning against our strong wind, which should hit the republic in the coming days. The warning for Prague applies from today’s six o’clock in the evening to Friday six o’clock in the evening. According to experts, we should expect shocks …
“From midnight to ten o’clock in the morning, we have dealt with 19 events in Prague so far, we are currently intervening in 7 events,” said this morning speaking Prague firefighters Martin Kavka. By six in the evening, firefighters had had more than a hundred strikes. “There were 31 units of volunteer firefighters on standby in Prague, who were continuously involved in the intervention during the day,” he added.
According to Kavka, Prague firefighters intervened especially at fallen branches on the road or loose metal sheets.
The wind was strongest in Prague this morning and around noon. The wind had a cutting speed of up to 76 kilometers per hour. “That is why on Sunday we announced an increased emergency at the armory for volunteer fire brigades in Prague,” the spokesman replied.
After two o’clock in the afternoon, the situation began to calm down and the interventions decreased. Firefighters in the Central Bohemian Region were also busy, helping, for example, by removing trees in the dormitories.